State to help facilitate responsibility Regional 9) Full faith & credit to Specified in individual State-Tribal MOU. Memorandum of Agreement assumed for both Administrator, Tribal Court Orders. with State Court system to Tribal Court & State Deputy Regional provide Full Faith & Credit to Court dependency Administrator, & Tribal Court orders regarding orders, State/Tribal management team. child welfare. agreements. OIP Identify any issues or barriers & develop a definitive plan for resolution. State workers are to consult 10) MOU’s to be shared Better understanding Regional CA offices & Tribes continue the effort to work each Tribe’s MOU in & utilized by all of individual Tribal Administrator, on the State-Tribal MOU’s. accordance with ICWA manual social workers as part of expectations. Deputy Regional In the meantime, employees are working when contacting & working Manual training & Administrator, Area Compliance with the guidelines/requirements of ICWA as if an with any Tribe. ongoing execution of Administrator, ICW ICWA, ICWA, and agreement (MOU) is in place. Cultural training offered by duties. unit supervisors & Tribal youth Tribe. Retreats. social workers. agreements & Tribal/CA job shadowing understanding of OIP Tribal/CA joint training. cultural issues. Maintain and/or revise MOU’s The following is a list of Region 2 North Tribes 11) Ensure access by Completion of Regional with all Region 2 Tribes. and status of their MOU: Indian children and agreements. Administrator, Nooksack: in process families to all programs Deputy Regional Maintain communication Lummi: completed administered by Administrator, Area regarding progress of approval. Samish: completed Children’s Services for Administrator, ICW Swinomish: in process which they are eligible. Unit supervisors, Stillaguamish: completed DLR Administrator Sauk-Suiattle: in process. & Tribes. Tulalip Tribes: completed OIP
9) Full faith & credit to Tribal Court Orders. State to help facilitate Memorandum of Agreement with State Court system to provide Full Faith & Credit to Tribal Court orders regarding child welfare. Identify any issues or barriers & develop a definitive plan for resolution. responsibility assumed for both Tribal Court & State Court dependency orders, State/Tribal agreements. Regional Administrator, Deputy Regional Administrator, & management team. OIP Specified in individual State-Tribal MOU. 10) MOU’s to be shared & utilized by all social workers as part of Manual training & ongoing execution of duties. State workers are to consult each Tribe’s MOU in accordance with ICWA manual when contacting & working with any Tribe. Cultural training offered by Tribe. Retreats. Tribal/CA job shadowing Tribal/CA joint training. Better understanding of individual Tribal expectations. Compliance with ICWA, ICWA, and Tribal youth agreements & understanding of cultural issues. Regional Administrator, Deputy Regional Administrator, Area Administrator, ICW unit supervisors & social workers. OIP CA offices & Tribes continue the effort to work on the State-Tribal MOU’s. In the meantime, employees are working the guidelines/requirements of ICWA as if an agreement (MOU) is in place. 11) Ensure access by Indian children and families to all programs administered by Children’s Services for which they are eligible. Maintain and/or revise MOU’s with all Region 2 Tribes. Maintain communication regarding progress of approval. Completion of agreements. Regional Administrator, Deputy Regional Administrator, Area Administrator, ICW Unit supervisors, DLR Administrator & Tribes. OIP The following is a list of Region 2 North Tribes and status of their MOU: Nooksack: in process Lummi: completed Samish: completed Swinomish: in process Stillaguamish: completed Sauk-Suiattle: in process. Tulalip Tribes: completed
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