by Alex Wolff | Apr 17, 2023 | News
In the coming months, the Supreme Court is expected to decide the future of the Indian Child Welfare Act, or ICWA – a law that is both essential to keeping Native American tribes together and maintaining the political sovereignty we’ve known for generations. The law...
by Alex Wolff | Apr 8, 2023 | News
The long history of this country includes countless instances of Native people who have suffered forced removal from their families and tribes. The Indian Child Welfare Act — which establishes basic requirements to protect Native American children from this continued...
by Alex Wolff | Mar 20, 2023 | News
One decision by the United States Supreme Court this spring could impact the lives of thousands of Native children and tribal sovereignty overall. The Supreme Court is expected to soon issue a ruling on Brackeen v. Haaland, deciding the fate of the Indian Child...
by Alex Wolff | Mar 16, 2023 | News
As we prepare for the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision in Brackeen v. Haaland, tribal nations find ourselves in what has become an all-too-familiar position ― awaiting a ruling with the potential to uphold or undermine our sovereignty. The court’s imminent ruling on the...
by Alex Wolff | Mar 13, 2023 | News
The state codification of the ICWA comes as the state of Texas and non-Native adoptive families mount their challenge to the federal law in the high court. They say the law amounts to unconstitutional racial discrimination, while supporters and Indigenous activists...
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