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Together we can bring our relatives home — the purpose of this Indian Child Welfare Gathering is to address American Indian adoption and foster care issues. On this day, tribal leaders and staff, case workers, NC court officials, Guardian Ad Litem staff, Commission of Indian Affairs staff and others will gather to help our Indigenous children.

This is a virtual meeting.

This is a virtual meeting.

This is a virtual meeting.

The American Indian Heritage Celebration, with support from its community partners, the North Carolina Commission of Indian Affairs, and the North Carolina American Indian Commission has been the culminating event in honor of American Indian Heritage Month in North Carolina for three decades.

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Governor Josh Stein has declared May 5 as a Day of Awareness for Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women to show support and raise awareness on the disproportionate rate of American Indian and Alaska Native women who have disappeared or lost their lives due to acts of violence.