Capacity Building Center for Tribes Podcast

Center for Tribes

The Capacity Building Center for Tribes podcast connects with child welfare experts across Indian Country to address the importance of building tribal child welfare programs that are reflective of their community values and culture – reclaiming the narrative from a dominant system to one that reflects Indigenous worldviews and emphasizes responsibilities to children. Funded by the Children's Bureau within the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, the Child Welfare Capacity Building Center for Tribes partners with tribal child welfare programs in their efforts to build capacity to effectively serve tribal children and families. These podcasts do not necessarily reflect the views or policies of the funder.

Episodes

  1. 09/26/2024

    An Interview with Judge Rebekka Stumme Featuring Guest Host Sheldon Spotted Elk

    Guest: Judge Rebekka Stumme Guest Host: Sheldon Spotted Elk (Northern Cheyenne) This podcast episode features Judge Rebekka Stumme of the Carlton County Courthouse Sixth Judicial District of Minnesota and is facilitated by guest host Sheldon Spotted Elk, Senior Director of Judicial and National Engagement at Casey Family Programs. Judge Stumme has served on the bench for five years and presides over two ICWA court dockets. In this episode, Judge Stumme explores her professional background in Indian Child Welfare courts, crediting her early experience to her mentor, the late Judge Sally Tarnowski. She shares the physical attributes of the courtroom over which she presides that serves Native families in juvenile, criminal, and drug treatment proceedings and how courtroom spaces can pay respect to Native cultures. Further, she recounts the first steps and early engagement with community partners that led to the eventual establishment of the ICWA court. This episode includes successes, as well as challenges, and lessons learned along the way and explores post-COVID changes to court proceedings. The Children's Bureau, within the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, funds the Capacity Building Center for Tribes. The contents of this podcast episode and the resources herein do not necessarily reflect the views or policies of the Children's Bureau. Full Transcript: http://tribalinformationexchange.org/files/products/centerfortribespodcasttranscriptjudgestumme.docx

  2. 08/08/2024

    The Tulsa County ICWA Court: Paving the Way to Better Outcomes

    Guest: Judge Kevin Gray This podcast episode features Judge Kevin Gray (he/him). Throughout his career, Judge Gray worked in the non-profit sector, in construction, and on campaigns before joining the Tulsa County District Attorney’s Office in 2011. Judge Gray worked there for 11 years before being elected District Judge in 2022. At the time of this podcast recording, Tulsa County operates the only Indian Child Welfare Act (ICWA) Court in Oklahoma, a state with 38 federally recognized tribes. Under the leadership of the Honorable Kevin Gray, the Tulsa County ICWA Court has sought better outcomes through cultural connections and family preservation and serves as the model ICWA Court for other jurisdictions in Oklahoma and across the nation. The Children's Bureau, within the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, funds the Capacity Building Center for Tribes. The contents of this website and the resources herein do not necessarily reflect the views or policies of the Children's Bureau. Full transcript: https://bit.ly/3AedFhD

    The Tulsa County ICWA Court: Paving the Way to Better Outcomes

  3. 08/08/2024

    The Five Principles of ICWA Courts

    Guest: Sheldon Spotted Elk (Northern Cheyenne) This podcast episode features Sheldon Spotted Elk (he/him). Sheldon is Senior Director of Judicial and National Engagement of Casey Family Programs. Sheldon is also a graduate of University of New Mexico School of Law. Sheldon Spotted Elk is an agent of change, improving legal outcomes for children and families involved in the child welfare system. He works regularly as a strategic partner with over twenty Indian Child Welfare Act (ICWA) Courts. He and his two sons are Tsistsas (Northern Cheyenne). In this episode, Sheldon describes ICWA courts, their purpose, and how they impact tribal systems and families. Listeners will gain a deeper understanding of the five principles of ICWA Courts: judicial leadership; ICWA data collection; ICWA training (spirit and letter of law); tribal stakeholder collaboration; and gold standard lawyering and social work. The Children's Bureau, within the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, funds the Capacity Building Center for Tribes. The contents of this podcast and the resources herein do not necessarily reflect the views or policies of the Children's Bureau. Full transcript: https://bit.ly/4drvqIO

    The Five Principles of ICWA Courts
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The Capacity Building Center for Tribes podcast connects with child welfare experts across Indian Country to address the importance of building tribal child welfare programs that are reflective of their community values and culture – reclaiming the narrative from a dominant system to one that reflects Indigenous worldviews and emphasizes responsibilities to children. Funded by the Children's Bureau within the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, the Child Welfare Capacity Building Center for Tribes partners with tribal child welfare programs in their efforts to build capacity to effectively serve tribal children and families. These podcasts do not necessarily reflect the views or policies of the funder.

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