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Direct linkWhiting, Erin Feinauer; Ward, Carol; Villa, Rita Hiwalker; Davis, Judith – American Indian Culture and Research Journal, 2005
In August of 1996 Congress passed the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act (PRWORA), which President Bill Clinton then signed into law. This essay will address the question, how have American Indian reservation residents fared in relation to the new work requirements? The authors are interested in the consequences of…
Descriptors: Rural Areas, Poverty, American Indians, Welfare Services
Download full textOffice of Child Support Enforcement (DHHS), Washington, DC. – 1999
Technical amendments to the 1996 welfare reform legislation--the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act (PRWORA)--include new requirements for administering a state child support enforcement program. This document provides background information to American Indian tribes, Alaska Native villages, tribal courts, and…
Descriptors: American Indians, Child Rearing, Child Support, Child Welfare
US Department of Health and Human Services, 2006
The Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996 allowed Tribes to use Child Care and Development Fund (CCDF) monies for the construction or renovation of child care facilities. As procedures have been implemented over the years, Tribes and Administration for Children and Families (ACF) Regional Offices have identified a…
Descriptors: Disadvantaged Youth, Information Sources, Tribes, Technical Assistance
Maloy, Kathleen A. – 2002
The Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996 (PRWORA) replaced Aid to Families with Dependent Children with Temporary Assistance to Needy Families (TANF), which establishes work-focused, time-limited welfare benefits. TANF permits tribes to receive funds directly from the federal government to administer their own…
Descriptors: American Indians, Economic Development, Employment Services, Federal Indian Relationship
Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. Senate Committee on Indian Affairs. – 2002
A Senate committee hearing received testimony on the implementation of the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996 in American Indian and Alaska Native tribal communities. The act provided authority for tribal governments to administer welfare programs formerly administered by the states but did not provide funds to…
Descriptors: Alaska Natives, American Indian Reservations, Delivery Systems, Federal Aid
