Wisconsin Department of Children and Families – Tribal Affairs Office (webpage) – Through a collaborative effort that recognizes and respects Tribal sovereignty, DCF’s Tribal Affairs Office consults with the Tribes to support tribal children and families through the Department’s various programs, including, child welfare, child support, Temporary Assistance for Needy Families, child care, domestic abuse services.

Wisconsin Department of Health Services – Tribal Affairs Office (webpage) – works with tribal governments to obtain funding for services to help their members lead healthy lives. The office serves the 11 federally recognized tribal governments, the Great Lakes Inter-Tribal Council, Inc. (GLITC), and the Gerald L. Ignace Indian Health Center, Inc.

The Great Lakes Inter-Tribal Council, Inc. (GLITC) (website) – is a consortium of federally recognized Indian tribes in Wisconsin and the Upper Peninsula of Michigan. The mission of GLITC is to enhance the quality of life for all Native people. They support a variety of programs which can be found on their website.

• Native Breastfeeding Coalition of Wisconsin – The mission of the NBCW is to strengthen and encourage the traditional practice of breastfeeding to improve the lives of women, babies, and families, for generations to come. Explore their collection of publications and media resources.
• Food & Tradition: Nutrition Education in Wisconsin Tribal Communities – an archived collection of traditional food stories, indigenous recipes, and nutrition education.

Harvest of the Moon (webpage) – the program was created to strengthen connections to food through the integration of the Menominee language, the Menominee Moons, Menominee art, and Indigenous recipes. Here you can request access to program materials which include a poster for each month with the food, the Menominee and English name, the Menominee moon that correlates with the month, traditional recipes, learning activities, Menominee teachings around each food, and information about how to harvest and store the food, supplemental materials, and a Menominee Harvest of the Moons poster featuring all 13 moons and foods.

Capacity Building Center for Tribes (webpage) – designs and delivers tools and resources for tribal child welfare professionals. Here you’ll find a searchable database of hundreds of resources including the resource Culture is Prevention: We Are All Connected. This collection of resources expands on the concept of culture as prevention, provides examples from tribal communities, and offers suggestions from the field for how caseworkers can be mindful of incorporating into their daily practice the culture of the children and families they serve.

National Native Children’s Trauma Center (website) – provides training in evidence-based and promising practices as well as technical assistance in trauma-informed systems change across all tribal child-serving systems, including schools, behavioral health providers, child welfare agencies, and juvenile justice systems. They also assist in the cultural adaptation of evidence-based and promising practices and develop products and practices intended for use in Native communities. On their Resources tab, you can access numerous webinars and resources related to trauma, resilience, and Native nation-building.

Tribal Early Childhood Research Center (TRC) (website) – Located within the Centers for American Indian & Alaska Native Health within the Colorado School of Public Health, the mission of the Tribal Early Childhood Research Center is to grow the field of early childhood research in partnership with American Indian and Alaska Native (AIAN) Head Start, Home Visiting, Child Care, and Temporary Assistance for Needy Family (TANF) program leaders, AIAN community partners, early childhood and family economic well-being researchers, the Administration for Children and Families (ACF) federal staff, and a broad network of ACF-supported and other early childhood initiatives and national centers serving AIAN communities. Check out their Publications & Resources which include the following webinars:

• Virtual Learning Circles on Indigenous Food Sovereignty in Early Childhood
• Virtual Learning Circles on Land-Based Learning in Early Childhood

Tribal Best Practices for Family Engagement Toolkit (pdf) – is created to inform and enrich the family advocate’s capacity when engaging Indian families in Systems of Care (SOC). The content is developed by Indian people for Indian people, however many of the concepts and ideas included can be adapted to serve any community seeking to enhance family engagement.

Updated 04/23/2024