Tleena Ives earned her bachelor’s degree in Indigenous Education from The Evergreen State College in Olympia, WA. She is also a recipient of the 2016 “Woman of Achievement” award from the YWCA Kitsap

Sep 10, 2024 · A Message from Tleena Ives, DCYF Director of Tribal Relations. I am writing to share the news that my last day as the Director of Tribal Relations with the Washington State Department of Children, Youth, and Families (DCYF) will be Sep. 27.

May 2, 2018 · Learn how the Certificate in Native Education invigorated Tleena Ives in her mission to preserve the culture and traditions of tribal communities across the state.

Mar 8, 2024 · Many Tribal leaders, academic scholars, and tribal members from across Washington State contributed to this report, including Tleena Ives, DCYF Tribal Relations Director. The report highlights the Commission’s recommendations about how the overall system could be strengthened, improved, and/or transformed to better ensure that Native children ...

Jul 1, 2024 · Approved by: Tleena Ives, Office of Tribal Relations Director. The purpose of this policy is to provide guidance on how to identify when there is reason to know children are or may be Indian children. This policy applies to child welfare (CW) employees. Chapter 13.38 RCW Indian Child Welfare Act. 25 U.S.C. Part 23 Indian Child Welfare Act.

Jun 28, 2022 · Tleena Ives does not sit still. Ives is the Director of Tribal Relations at the Washington State Department of Children, Youth and Families. Her division started with just 7 people and is now approaching 28.

Tleena Ives is an employee working in Children, Youth, and Families, according to the data provided by State of Washington, Office of Financial Management. The position title is DIRECTOR OF TRIBAL RELATIONS-DCYF. The annual salary is $104,200.

Tleena Ives is an enrolled member of the Port Gamble S’Klallam Tribe and is a single mother of four children: Kaylayla, Kanim, Kiaya and Kah-Ty. Tleena has a BA, Liberal Arts in Indigenous Education from Evergreen State College. She is a former Miss Indian USA, the first to represent a Northwest Tribe. Tleena is the…

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