A report by the National Indian Child Welfare Association (NICWA) and the National Council of Juvenile and Family Court Judges (NCJFCJ) has found that additional improvements in data collection and collaboration between courts and public agencies are required to better meet the unique needs of American Indian/Alaska Native (AI/AN) children in court dependency cases. The study also found that AI/AN children and their families need more effective representation in court and that courts need to exercise greater oversight to achieve these goals.
