by Alex Wolff | Aug 23, 2019 | News
As president of both the Quinault Nation and the Affiliated Tribes of Northwest Indians, Fawn Sharp is a busy person. As of late, much of her time has been dedicated to the fight for Native children and, more broadly, tribal sovereignty. Sharp knows firsthand how...
by Alex Wolff | Aug 15, 2019 | News
Morongo Band of Mission Indians Tribal Chairman Robert Martin called the ruling a “strong statement” of tribes’ sovereign rights and their relationship with the federal government. Martin said the tribe joined the Cherokee, Navajo, Oneida and the...
by Alex Wolff | Aug 13, 2019 | News
Resolution 115C, declaring that the Indian Child Welfare Act is constitutional, was easily approved by the ABA House of Delegates on Tuesday. The Indian Child Welfare Act was passed in 1978 to address the fact that states remove Indian children from their parents at...
by Alex Wolff | Aug 10, 2019 | News
A coalition of tribal leaders, who have watched the case carefully, cheered the appeals court’s ruling, which they said “reaffirmed what we already knew: the Indian Child Welfare Act is constitutional and serves the best interests of children and families.” “We are...
by Alex Wolff | Aug 9, 2019 | News
The 5th Circuit Court of Appeals unanimously voted to uphold the constitutionality of the Indian Child Welfare Act; overturning a lower district court’s decision in a late decision Friday afternoon. Read More
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