Jack Trope, Making the Indian Child Welfare Act Work: The Importance of Tribal Sovereignty
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Native Nations Institute. "Making the Indian Child Welfare Act Work: The Importance of Tribal Sovereignty." Alaska Tribal Government Symposium. Fairbanks, Alaska. November 15, 2016
Transcript available upon request. Please email: nni@email.arizona.edu
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