by Alex Wolff | Jul 10, 2023 | News
ICWA was passed in 1978 as a protection statute for Native children, their families, and their tribes. It followed a long and devastating history of cultural assimilation, mandatory boarding schools, and the forced removal of Native children from their homes. In fact,...
by Alex Wolff | Jun 25, 2023 | News
As Principal Chief of the Cherokee Nation, I joined the celebrations across Indian Country for the U.S. Supreme Court’s 7-2 Brackeen v. Haaland decision upholding the Indian Child Welfare Act (ICWA). The ruling was a triumph for tribes and, more importantly, for the...
by Alex Wolff | Jun 25, 2023 | News
The U.S. Supreme Court’s recent decision in Haaland v. Brackeen upholding the constitutionality of the Indian Child Welfare Act (ICWA) was a momentous victory for tribes, tribal families and Indian children in California and beyond. The ruling means tribes will...
by Alex Wolff | Jun 15, 2023 | News
The leaders of tribes involved in the case called the outcome a major victory for tribes and Native children. “We hope this decision will lay to rest the political attacks aimed at diminishing tribal sovereignty and creating instability throughout Indian law that have...
by Alex Wolff | Jun 15, 2023 | News
Leaders of the four tribes at the heart of the case, issued a statement: “Today, the Supreme Court once again ruled that ICWA, heralded as the gold standard in child welfare for over 40 years, is constitutional. Today’s decision is a major victory for Native...
by Alex Wolff | Jun 15, 2023 | News
The Supreme Court on Thursday upheld a federal law, intended to rectify past government abuses, that gives preference to the foster care and adoption of Native American children by their relatives and tribes. In a 7-2 decision, the court left in place the 1978 Indian...
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