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Pascua Yaqui Council Member Pushes ICWA Codification, Keeps Siblings Home

5/29/2026

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Rosa Soto Alvarez, a tribal council member, is lobbying legislators to codify the Indian Child Welfare Act because it kept her four siblings on the Pascua Yaqui reservation.
She chairs the tribe’s ICWA Committee, which quickly grants citizenship to eligible children, maintains a database of Pascua Yaqui youth, and serves as a victim-advocate for tribal law enforcement.
She plans an ICWA Day event in June and a conference in October.

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Story summary

Rosa Soto Alvarez, a tribal council member, is lobbying legislators to codify the Indian Child Welfare Act because it kept her four siblings on the Pascua Yaqui reservation.
She chairs the tribe’s ICWA Committee, which quickly grants citizenship to eligible children, maintains a database of Pascua Yaqui youth, and serves as a victim-advocate for tribal law enforcement.
She plans an ICWA Day event in June and a conference in October.