Alaska Federation of Natives.

• Author: Anderson, Tasha
• Position: Inside Alaska Business

The Alaska Federation of Natives (AFN), the state's largest statewide Native organization, enthusiastically applauds US Department of the Interior for issuing final regulations that will strengthen implementation of the Indian Child Welfare Act and ensure a more consistent interpretation regardless of the child welfare worker, judge, or state involved.

AFN appreciates the many Alaska Native leaders and organizations who submitted testimony and...