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Kathryn (Kate) E. Fort is the Director of Clinics at Michigan State University College of Law and runs the Indian Law Clinic, where she teaches the Clinic class and other classes in federal Indian law. In 2015, she started the Indian Child Welfare Act Appellate Project, which represents tribes in complex ICWA litigation across the country. She is the author of American Indian Children and the Law, published by Carolina Academic Press. Prof. Fort has researched and written extensively on the Indian Child Welfare Act.
Presenting in the following sessions:
Thursday
Oct 29, 2026
7:45 PM
Session 5
1.25 MCLE
Developments in Tribal, State, and Federal Laws that Protect Indian Families
In this session, April Olson, Kate Fort, Joy Parker, and Riley Plumer will explore the coordination and intersection of tribal, state, and federal laws designed to protect Indian children and preserve families. The panel will cover developments in case law involving placement preferences and standing, tribal jurisdiction, existing state ICWAs, and the effort to get a Uniform Law Commission (ULC) model act on Indian child welfare.
Moderating the following sessions:
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