The Indian Child Welfare Program has been administered by the Peoria Tribe of Indians of Oklahoma for the last year.  The program director is Doug Journeycake.  The Peoria Tribe is fulfilling the requirements for two of the Tribes in the Miami Agency’s service area.   The Program has participated in a number of activities and attended several different training sessions, and was able to close some of the open cases in both state and federal court. 

The activities that the Program is involved in are as follows:

1.         Participated in Ottawa County Multi-Disciplinary Team (MDT) case staffings.

2.         Participated in monthly Child Protection Team (CPT) meetings.

3.         Participated in monthly court proceedings in the Court of Indian Offenses (CFR Court).

4.         Attended case review hearings in the State and Federal Courts.

5.         Attended Suspected Child Abuse and Neglect (SCAN) meetings held by the Northeastern Tribal Health Center.

6.         Participated in General and Special Council Meetings.

7.         Assisted the Wyandotte Nation, Eastern Shawnee Tribe, Miami Nation, Seneca-Cayuga Tribe and the Quapaw Tribe with Indian Child Welfare related case work.

8.         Monitoring of cases for Tribal children outside Oklahoma.

9.         Participated in telephonic hearings.

10.       Participated in case staffing and Board Meetings of the Ottawa County Multi-Discipline Team

11.       Planned and participated in the “Week of the Young Child”.

12.       Assisted in Child Abuse Investigations.

13.       Planned and participated in a Safety Camp for area children.

14.       Attended the Oklahoma Indian Child Welfare Association Quarterly Meetings.

15.       Attended Foster Home, MDT & Child Abuse Trainings.

16.       Participated in Treatment Team meetings.

 The Indian Child Welfare Program will help in any way possible for those Tribal members needing assistance.  Assistance can be obtained by contacting Doug at 918-540-2535  or 1-800-259-9987.   The address is The Peoria Tribe of Indians of Oklahoma,

P. O. Box 1527, Miami, OK, 74355.

If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to call me.