Public Law 95-608: Indian Child Welfare Act

On November 8, 1978, the U.S. Congress published this Public Law 95-08, the Indian Child Welfare Act of 1978. The Indian Child Welfare Act of 1978 is a United States federal law that governs jurisdiction over the removal of American Indian children from their families in custody, foster care and adoption cases. It gives tribal governments exclusive jurisdiction over children who reside on, or are domiciled on a reservation . . .