Join Professors Kate Fort and Lauren Van Schilfgaarde as they discuss the Uniform Law Commission and its work on a uniform state Indian Child Welfare Act. They will explain the process, dispel some misconceptions about the project, and discuss the importance of tribal involvement in this endeavor.

The Uniform Law Commission is drafting, with the participation of tribes and tribal leaders, a uniform or model act to incorporate the federal ICWA and its implementing regulations into state law, and to include additional provisions on related issues that are not fully addressed in the federal ICWA or regulations. The ULC is continuing to take comments and suggestions on the draft of the proposed model law.