Register now for “Deconstructing the Baby Veronica Case: Implications for Working with Fathers in Indian Child Welfare Practice”
The Center for Advanced Studies in Child Welfare, together with the First Nations Repatriation Institute and the Center for Regional and Tribal Child Welfare Studies at the University of Minnesota—Duluth, is co-sponsoring the forum Deconstructing the Baby Veronica Case: Implications for Working with Fathers in Indian Child Welfare Practice on Tuesday, October 29, 2013, at the University of Minnesota McNamara Alumni Center.
Federal and state laws, as well as agency policies and practice, play a significant role in how we work with fathers in Indian child welfare practice. In this forum, speakers and panelists with differing viewpoints will analyze the legal context of the “Baby Veronica” case for a closer look at father involvement. Practice strategies and policy recommendations will be a focal point.
Presenters and panelists include:
- Judge William Thorne, Utah Court of Appeals
- Chrissi Nimmo, Assistant Attorney General of the Cherokee Nation
- Mark Fiddler, Attorney representing the Capobianco Family
- Erma J. Vizenor, Chairwoman, White Earth Nation
- Terry Cross, Executive Director of the National Indian Child Welfare Association
- Esie Leoso, Social Services Director for Bad River Band of Ojibwe, Wisconsin
- Mary Boo, Assistant Director of North American Council on Adoptable Children
- Sarah Deer, Assistant Professor of Law at the William Mitchell College of Law
For more information and to register, visit the forum’s webpage.