Minnesota Tribal Nations
Learn more about Native American Child Welfare from The Eleven Tribal Nations in Minnesota
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Lower Sioux
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Lower Sioux Indian Community
Cansa’yapi (also written Čhaŋšáyapi)
Children & Family Service
Department Name:
Lower Sioux Indian Community Family Services
Leadership:
Mariah Wabasha
Department Number:
507-697-8699
Department Website:
Office HomepageICWA Contact Information
Title:
Tribal Social Worker/Family Services Supervisor
Name:
Nicollette Bronstad
Phone:
507-430-0209
Email:
TTCP Support
Liaison:
Tera Jasken
Phone:
000-000-0000
Email:
jaske007@d.umn.edu
Verified Date:
February 16, 2026
Upper Sioux
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Upper Sioux Indian Community
Pezihutazizi Oyate (“People of the Yellow Medicine”)
Children & Family Service
Department Name:
Upper Sioux Community Social Services
Leadership:
Jennifer Rodriguez
Department Number:
320-564-6318
Department Website:
Office HomepageICWA Contact Information
Title:
Upper Sioux Community Social Services Director
Name:
Jennifer Rodriguez
Phone:
320-321-3145
Email:
jenniferr@uppersiouxcommunity-nsn.gov
TTCP Support
Liaison:
Tera Jasken
Phone:
000-000-0000
Email:
jaske007@d.umn.edu
Verified Date:
February 16, 2026
White Earth
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White Earth Band of Minnesota Chippewa Tribe
Gaa-waabaabiganikaag(“Where there is an abundance of white clay”)
Children & Family Service
Department Name:
White Earth Nation Indian Child Welfare Department
Leadership:
Cera Swiftwater-Hayes (Interim)
Department Number:
(218) 983 4647
Department Website:
Office HomepageICWA Contact Information
Title:
Interim Director
Name:
Cera Swiftwater-Hayes
Phone:
(218) 983 4647
Email:
Cera.swiftwater@whiteearth-nsn.gov
TTCP Support
Liaison:
Tera Jasken
Phone:
000-000-0000
Email:
jaske007@d.umn.edu
Verified Date:
February 16, 2026
Red Lake
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Red Lake Band of Chippewa
The Red Lake Nation
Children & Family Service
Department Name:
Ombimindwaa Gidinanwemaaganinaadog
Leadership:
Cheri Goodwin
Department Number:
218-679-2122
Department Website:
Office HomepageICWA Contact Information
Title:
ICWA Program Manager
Name:
Wahsay Poole
Phone:
218-553-0569
Email:
wpoole@redlakenation.org
TTCP Support
Liaison:
Nichole Diver
Phone:
218-213-6325
Email:
ndiver@d.umn.edu
Verified Date:
February 4, 2026
Leech Lake
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Leech Lake Band of Ojibwe
Gaa-zagaakwaajimekaag (“Place of abundant reeds” / “Where the reeds grow thick”)
Children & Family Service
Department Name:
Leech Lake Band Child Welfare Department
Leadership:
Rose Robinson
Department Number:
(218) 335-8270
Department Website:
Office HomepageICWA Contact Information
Title:
Interim Director
Name:
Rose Robinson
Phone:
(218) 335-8270
Email:
rose.robinson@llojibwe.net
TTCP Support
Liaison:
Trish Staine
Phone:
000-000-0000
Email:
staine-p@d.umn.edu
Verified Date:
April 15, 2026
Bois Fort
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Bois Forte Band of Chippewa Indians
Zagaakwaandagowininiwag (“Men of the Thick Fir Woods”)
Children & Family Service
Department Name:
Bois Forte Indian Child Welfare Program
Leadership:
Angela Wright
Department Number:
218-757-3295
Department Website:
Office HomepageICWA Contact Information
Title:
Indian Child Welfare Department Manager
Name:
Angela Wright
Phone:
218-757-3295
Email:
https://amwright@boisforte-nsn.gov
TTCP Support
Liaison:
Trish Staine
Phone:
000-000-0000
Email:
staine-p@d.umn.edu
Verified Date:
February 16, 2026
Grand Portage
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Grand Portage Band of Lake Superior Chippewa
Gichi-Onigaming (“The Great Carrying Place”)
Children & Family Service
Department Name:
Grand Portage Human Services Department
Leadership:
Jacki Kozlowski
Department Number:
218-475-2171
Department Website:
Office HomepageICWA Contact Information
Title:
Human Services Director
Name:
Jacki Kozlowski
Phone:
218-475-2171
Email:
jkozlowski@grandportage.com
TTCP Support
Liaison:
Trish Staine
Phone:
000-000-0000
Email:
staine-p@d.umn.edu
Verified Date:
February 16, 2026
Fond du Lac
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Fond du Lac Band of Lake Superior Chippewa
Nah-gah-chi-wa-nong (“Where the water ends”)
Children & Family Service
Department Name:
Fond du Lac Social Services Department
Leadership:
Abigail Otis
Department Number:
218-878-2142
Department Website:
Office HomepageICWA Contact Information
Title:
ICWA Spervisor
Name:
Darlene Rainey
Phone:
218-878-2144
Email:
DarleneRainey@fdlband.org
TTCP Support
Liaison:
Nichole Diver
Phone:
218-213-6325
Email:
ndiver@d.umn.edu
Verified Date:
February 16, 2026
Mille Lacs
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Mille Lacs Band of Ojibwe
Mille Lacs Band
Children & Family Service
Department Name:
Mille Lacs Family Services
Leadership:
Rachel Shaugobay
Department Number:
320-362-4258
Department Website:
Office HomepageICWA Contact Information
Title:
Director of Family Services Mille Lacs Band of Ojibwe
Name:
Rachel Shaugobay
Phone:
(320) 630-5798
Email:
Rachel.Shaugobay2@hhs.millelacsband-nsn.gov
TTCP Support
Liaison:
Tera Jasken
Phone:
000-000-0000
Email:
jaske007@d.umn.edu
Verified Date:
February 16, 2026
Prairi Island
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Prairie Island Indian Community
Tinta Wita (“Prairie Island”)
Children & Family Service
Department Name:
Health and Human Services
Leadership:
Michelle Moran-Walking Elk
Department Number:
651-385-4245
Department Website:
Office HomepageICWA Contact Information
Title:
Family Services Manager
Name:
Rebecca Reding
Phone:
651-267-4032
Email:
rebecca.reding@piic.org
TTCP Support
Liaison:
Nichole Diver
Phone:
218-213-6325
Email:
ndiver@d.umn.edu
Verified Date:
February 16, 2026
Shakopee
Mdewakanton
Mdewakanton
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Shakopee Mdewakanton Sioux Community
Mdewakanton Sioux Community
Children & Family Service
Department Name:
Shakopee Mdewakanton Sioux Community Family and Children Services
Leadership:
Lisa Tittle
Department Number:
952-496-6163
Department Website:
Office HomepageICWA Contact Information
Title:
Human Services Administrator
Name:
Lisa Tittle
Phone:
952-496-6163
Email:
Lisa.Tittle@shakopeedakota.org
TTCP Support
Liaison:
Tera Jasken
Phone:
000-000-0000
Email:
jaske007@d.umn.edu
Verified Date:
April 15, 2026
Dakota Nations
Lower Sioux Indian Community
Lower Sioux Indian Community
Cansa’yapi (also written Čhaŋšáyapi)
Children & Family Service
Department Name:
Lower Sioux Indian Community Family Services
Leadership:
Mariah Wabasha
Department Number:
507-697-8699
Department Website:
Department WebpageICWA Contact Information
Title:
Tribal Social Worker/Family Services Supervisor
Name:
Nicollette Bronstad
Phone:
507-430-0209
Email:
TTCP Support
Liaison:
Tera Jasken
Phone:
000-000-0000
Email:
jaske007@d.umn.edu
Verified Date:
April 15, 2026
Prairie Island Indian Community
Prairie Island Indian Community
Tinta Wita (“Prairie Island”)
Children & Family Service
Department Name:
Health and Human Services
Leadership:
Michelle Moran-Walking Elk
Department Number:
651-385-4245
Department Website:
Department WebpageICWA Contact Information
Title:
Family Services Manager
Name:
Rebecca Reding
Phone:
651-267-4032
Email:
rebecca.reding@piic.org
TTCP Support
Liaison:
Nichole Diver
Phone:
218-213-6325
Email:
ndiver@d.umn.edu
Verified Date:
April 15, 2026
Shakopee Mdewakanton Sioux Community
Shakopee Mdewakanton Sioux Community
Mdewakanton Sioux Community
Children & Family Service
Department Name:
Shakopee Mdewakanton Sioux Community Family and Children Services
Leadership:
Lisa Tittle
Department Number:
952-496-6163
Department Website:
Department WebpageICWA Contact Information
Title:
Human Services Administrator
Name:
Lisa Tittle
Phone:
952-496-6163
Email:
Lisa.Tittle@shakopeedakota.org
TTCP Support
Liaison:
Tera Jasken
Phone:
000-000-0000
Email:
jaske007@d.umn.edu
Verified Date:
April 15, 2026
Upper Sioux Indian Community
Upper Sioux Indian Community
Pezihutazizi Oyate (“People of the Yellow Medicine”)
Children & Family Service
Department Name:
Upper Sioux Community Social Services
Leadership:
Jennifer Rodriguez
Department Number:
320-564-6318
Department Website:
Department WebpageICWA Contact Information
Title:
Upper Sioux Community Social Services Director
Name:
Jennifer Rodriguez
Phone:
320-321-3145
Email:
jenniferr@uppersiouxcommunity-nsn.gov
TTCP Support
Liaison:
Tera Jasken
Phone:
000-000-0000
Email:
jaske007@d.umn.edu
Verified Date:
April 15, 2026
Ojibwe (Anishnaabe) Nations
Bois Forte Band of Chippewa Indians
Bois Forte Band of Chippewa Indians
Zagaakwaandagowininiwag (“Men of the Thick Fir Woods”)
Children & Family Service
Department Name:
Bois Forte Indian Child Welfare Program
Leadership:
Angela Wright
Department Number:
218-757-3295
Department Website:
Department WebpageICWA Contact Information
Title:
Indian Child Welfare Department Manager
Name:
Angela Wright
Phone:
218-757-3295
Email:
https://amwright@boisforte-nsn.gov
TTCP Support
Liaison:
Trish Staine
Phone:
000-000-0000
Email:
staine-p@d.umn.edu
Verified Date:
April 15, 2026
Fond du Lac Band of Lake Superior Chippewa
Fond du Lac Band of Lake Superior Chippewa
Nah-gah-chi-wa-nong (“Where the water ends”)
Children & Family Service
Department Name:
Fond du Lac Social Services Department
Leadership:
Abigail Otis
Department Number:
218-878-2142
Department Website:
Department WebpageICWA Contact Information
Title:
ICWA Spervisor
Name:
Darlene Rainey
Phone:
218-878-2144
Email:
DarleneRainey@fdlband.org
TTCP Support
Liaison:
Nichole Diver
Phone:
218-213-6325
Email:
ndiver@d.umn.edu
Verified Date:
April 15, 2026
Grand Portage Band of Lake Superior Chippewa
Grand Portage Band of Lake Superior Chippewa
Gichi-Onigaming (“The Great Carrying Place”)
Children & Family Service
Department Name:
Grand Portage Human Services Department
Leadership:
Jacki Kozlowski
Department Number:
218-475-2171
Department Website:
Department WebpageICWA Contact Information
Title:
Human Services Director
Name:
Jacki Kozlowski
Phone:
218-475-2171
Email:
jkozlowski@grandportage.com
TTCP Support
Liaison:
Trish Staine
Phone:
000-000-0000
Email:
staine-p@d.umn.edu
Verified Date:
April 15, 2026
Leech Lake Band of Ojibwe
Leech Lake Band of Ojibwe
Gaa-zagaakwaajimekaag (“Place of abundant reeds” / “Where the reeds grow thick”)
Children & Family Service
Department Name:
Leech Lake Band Child Welfare Department
Leadership:
Rose Robinson
Department Number:
(218) 335-8270
Department Website:
Department WebpageICWA Contact Information
Title:
Interim Director
Name:
Rose Robinson
Phone:
(218) 335-8270
Email:
rose.robinson@llojibwe.net
TTCP Support
Liaison:
Trish Staine
Phone:
000-000-0000
Email:
staine-p@d.umn.edu
Verified Date:
April 15, 2026
Mille Lacs Band of Ojibwe
Mille Lacs Band of Ojibwe
Mille Lacs Band
Children & Family Service
Department Name:
Mille Lacs Family Services
Leadership:
Rachel Shaugobay
Department Number:
320-362-4258
Department Website:
Department WebpageICWA Contact Information
Title:
Director of Family Services Mille Lacs Band of Ojibwe
Name:
Rachel Shaugobay
Phone:
(320) 630-5798
Email:
Rachel.Shaugobay2@hhs.millelacsband-nsn.gov
TTCP Support
Liaison:
Tera Jasken
Phone:
000-000-0000
Email:
jaske007@d.umn.edu
Verified Date:
April 15, 2026
Red Lake Band of Chippewa
Red Lake Band of Chippewa
The Red Lake Nation
Children & Family Service
Department Name:
Ombimindwaa Gidinanwemaaganinaadog
Leadership:
Cheri Goodwin
Department Number:
218-679-2122
Department Website:
Department WebpageICWA Contact Information
Title:
ICWA Program Manager
Name:
Wahsay Poole
Phone:
218-553-0569
Email:
wpoole@redlakenation.org
TTCP Support
Liaison:
Nichole Diver
Phone:
218-213-6325
Email:
ndiver@d.umn.edu
Verified Date:
April 15, 2026
White Earth Band of Minnesota Chippewa Tribe
White Earth Band of Minnesota Chippewa Tribe
Gaa-waabaabiganikaag(“Where there is an abundance of white clay”)
Children & Family Service
Department Name:
White Earth Nation Indian Child Welfare Department
Leadership:
Cera Swiftwater-Hayes (Interim)
Department Number:
(218) 983 4647
Department Website:
Department WebpageICWA Contact Information
Title:
Interim Director
Name:
Cera Swiftwater-Hayes
Phone:
(218) 983 4647
Email:
Cera.swiftwater@whiteearth-nsn.gov
TTCP Support
Liaison:
Tera Jasken
Phone:
000-000-0000
Email:
jaske007@d.umn.edu
Verified Date:
April 15, 2026
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