March 2026 Monthly Highlights March, 2026 Monthly Highlights CTFC’s Hybrid 2026 Annual Meeting is April 16! Federal Updates in Tribal Child Welfare CTFC’s Website Update Is […]

February 2026 Monthly Highlights February, 2026 Monthly Highlights New Legislation: AB 1824 Indian Children Guardianship or Conservatorship Proceedings CTFC’s Website Update Is Live! From The Imprint: […]

CTFC 2026 Annual Meeting: April 16, 2026 Register here: https://tinyurl.com/3d2aeyzm The California Tribal Families Coalition (CTFC) will host its 2026 Hybrid Annual Meeting on April 16, bringing […]

New Legislation: AB 1574 Tribal Foster Care Prevention On January 12, 2026, Assemblymember Chris Rogers introduced AB1574. Co-sponsored by the Yurok Tribe, The Pechanga Band of Indians […]

Juvenile Probation Officers Survey: What Do We Know About Native Youth in California’s Juvenile Justice System? Nearly two years ago, California Tribal Families Coalition (CTFC) began […]

A report summarizing experiences and recommendations from tribal leaders and representatives, as well as responses from California probation officers about the challenges and successes of working […]

Congratulations 2025 California Legislative Native American Caucus Honorees! In August, CTFC Vice Chair, Councilwoman Catalina R. Chacon of the Pechanga Band of Indians was honored by […]

CTFC Participates in “Stronger Together” Conference on Decolonizing Social Work CTFC was honored to co-facilitate healing circles during the three-day Stronger Together: Days of Joint Trainingconference, […]

ICWA Day Highlight On June 15, 2025, California Tribal Families Coalition (CTFC) and tribes across the nation commemorated “ICWA Day” as the two-year anniversary of the landmark […]

Film Place Where I Belong to be included in California Model High School Curriculum Uplifting Native Voices The new Native American Studies Model Curriculum (NASMC), explores two […]

Various federal actions that impact tribes and tribal programs are occurring on a daily basis. Tribes and tribal organizations have joined together under the banner of […]

CTFC and the Pechanga Band of Indians are co-sponsoring Assembly Bill 1378 (Rogers). This bill will increase available funding for tribal programs to prevent Indian children […]

Training Portal for Tribal Leaders, Representatives, Attorneys and Community Professionals A spring reminder, the California Tribal Families Coalition (CTFC) now has an online training portal for […]

Save the Date!32nd Annual California ICWA Conference! Conference Information Conference Dates:  October 28-30, 2025 Location:  Pechanga Resort Casino 45000 Pechanga Parkway Temecula, Ca 92592   Registration […]

The California Tribal Families Coalition (CTFC) launched an online training portal for use by Member Tribes, tribal and county social workers, child welfare attorneys, and others marking […]

National Indian Country Training Initiative Online Training Announcement Title: ICWA Webinar Series: The Indian Child Welfare Act and the Role of Tribal and State Court Judges Date […]

This is the Year of Cal-ICWA. In CTFC’s 2023-24 Annual Report, we highlight some of the most important accomplishments of the Coalition in our effort to “promote […]

Happy California Native American Day. Today, Governor Newsom signed both  AB 81 (Ramos) and AB 2108 (Ramos) into law! These bills are major victories for California tribal children and […]

In a landmark decision, the California Supreme Court in In re Dezi C., reaffirmed the critical importance of thorough compliance with the Indian Child Welfare Act […]

The 33rd California Statewide ICWA Conference is being hosted by North Fork Rancheria on October 1-3, 2024 and registration is now open! The host tribe is […]