About the Authors

• Library: The Indian Child Welfare Act Handbook: A Legal Guide to Custody and Adoption (ABA) (2018 Ed.)

Kelly Gaines-Stoner (Cherokee descent) graduated from the University of Oklahoma College of Law in December 1988. Ms. Stoner was in private practice in Cherokee, Oklahoma, for several years prior to moving to New York, where she took the New York bar exam and practiced for several years for the Department of Human Services agency, working on child abuse/neglect cases. Ms. Stoner then relocated to North Dakota, where she directed the Native American Law Project and taught at the University of North Dakota School of Law for more than eight years. The project served clients of the Spirit Lake Reservation. She represented clients and tribal agencies in tribal and state courts. Ms. Stoner serves as a tribal consultant for the Spirit Lake Tribe, specializing in domestic violence issues, children's issues, and elder issues. For the past six years she has been the director of the Native American Legal Resource Center at Oklahoma City University School of Law and is also director of Clinical Programs. The Native American Legal Resource Center provides services to tribal communities and creates opportunities for students, faculty, staff, and the broader university community to utilize knowledge and resources to serve the needs...