To: Board of Supervisors
From: DHHS: Administration
Agenda Section: Departmental
SUBJECT:
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Form an Ad Hoc Committee Regarding the Department of Health and Human Services' Relations with Big Lagoon Rancheria, Blue Lake Rancheria, Bear River Band of Rohnerville, Cher-Ae Heights Indian Community of the Trinidad Rancheria, Hoopa Valley Tribe, Karuk Tribe, and Yurok Tribe
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RECOMMENDATION(S):
Recommendation
That the Board of Supervisors:
1. Approve the creation of an Ad Hoc Committee regarding the Department of Health and Human Services' relations with Big Lagoon Rancheria, Blue Lake Rancheria, Bear River Band of Rohnerville, Cher-Ae Heights Indian Community of the Trinidad Rancheria, Hoopa Valley Tribe, Karuk Tribe, and Yurok Tribe;
2. Appoint two Supervisors to the Ad Hoc Committee regarding the Department of Health and Human Services' relations with Big Lagoon Rancheria, Blue Lake Rancheria, Bear River Band of Rohnerville, Cher-Ae Heights Indian Community of the Trinidad Rancheria, Hoopa Valley Tribe, Karuk Tribe, and Yurok Tribe; and,
3. Direct staff to draft a letter for the Ad Hoc Committee members to send to the eight Tribal Councils in Humboldt County informing them of the formation of the Ad Hoc Committee as a venue for government-to-government communications.
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SOURCE OF FUNDING:
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DISCUSSION:
The Department of Health and Human Services - Child Welfare Services (DHHS - Child Welfare Services) works extensively with local Tribes and their Tribal Social Services Departments in its work with Native American children and families. A fundamental premise of the Indian Child Welfare Act (ICWA) of 1978 is that Native American Tribes, as sovereign nations, have sovereign rights and legal powers with respect to Native American children. DHHS - Child Welfare Services has been developing and implementing a program to ensure compliance with the intent and requirements of ICWA. The ICWA program is a result of extensive work DHHS - Chi...
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