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Brown School authors encourage Native land acknowledgment
This fall, the Brown School began encouraging organizers to open public events by reading a Native acknowledgment statement.
Native assets group wins federal grant to seed 270 Child Development Accounts
The Social and Economic Development grant from the Administration for Native Americans will fund asset-building services and programs in one of the most densely populated areas of Indian Country.
Buder scholars join faculty at universities in Alaska, Illinois
The Center for Social Development congratulates Shanondora Billiot, PhD, and Jessica Black, PhD, on their new faculty positions at the University of Illinois School of Social Work and the University of Alaska Fairbanks, respectively.
Elouise Cobell receives Presidential Medal of Freedom
President Barack Obama awarded Elouise Cobell, an advocate for Native American financial independence, the Presidential Medal of Freedom posthumously.
CSD initiative aims to fill gap in financial capability training
Financial capability is central to the success of individuals, families and communities, yet social workers and other human service professionals are often ill-equipped when addressing such issues with financially vulnerable clients.