Gregory E. Pyle, Chief
Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma		 administration1
Gary Batton, Asst. Chief
Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma		 administration2
Choctaw Indian Child Welfare Program

Choctaw Children and Family Services’ Indian Child Welfare program works on behalf of Choctaw istock7457637xsmall_happyfamilyChildren and families in accordance with the Indian Child Welfare Act (ICWA) of 1978.  Our social workers join with sate workers and the courts in working to insure safe and healthy homes for Choctaw children removed from their homes.  This includes finding Choctaw foster and adoptive homes to prevent placement in non-Indian homes.  

The ICWA allows placement preferences for our Choctaw children when they are removed from their home.  When seeking to place a Choctaw child in a pre-adoptive home, the placement preferences are:

A member of the child’s extended family
A member of the child’s tribe
A member of another Indian tribe
The Choctaw Indian Child Welfare program is an advocate for residents in the Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma’s 10 ½ county service area – as well as Choctaws nationwide.  Choctaw ICW Oklahoma offices are located in Durant, Hugo, Talihina and Atoka.
 
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Our children.
Our tribe.
Our future.

Children and Family Services is committed to the preservation of Choctaw Families and our heritage.

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