by Alex Wolff | Mar 9, 2023 | Press Release
Today, Wyoming Governor Mark Gordon signed legislation codifying the federal Indian Child Welfare Act (ICWA) into state law. ICWA prioritizes keeping Native American children in the homes of their families or tribes when safe and possible, and ensures tribes have a...
by Alex Wolff | Nov 9, 2022 | Press Release
WASHINGTON, DC – Today, the U.S. Supreme Court heard arguments in Brackeen v. Haaland on the constitutionality of the Indian Child Welfare Act (ICWA). Cherokee Nation Principal Chief Chuck Hoskin, Jr., Morongo Band of Mission Indians Chairman Charles...
by Alex Wolff | Nov 8, 2022 | Press Release
On Wednesday, Nov. 9, tribal leadership and legal experts from the Cherokee Nation, Morongo Band of Mission Indians, the Oneida Nation in Wisconsin; and the Quinault Indian Nation –four of the defending tribes in Brackeen v. Haaland – will give remarks in front of the...
by Alex Wolff | Aug 12, 2022 | Press Release
WASHINGTON, DC (Aug. 12, 2022) – Today, five tribes filed a brief with the U.S. Supreme Court in Brackeen v. Haaland defending the constitutionality of the Indian Child Welfare Act (ICWA). Cherokee Nation Principal Chief Chuck Hoskin, Jr., Morongo Band of Mission...
by Alex Wolff | Feb 28, 2022 | Press Release
Cherokee Nation Principal Chief Chuck Hoskin, Jr., Morongo Band of Mission Indians Chairman Charles Martin, Oneida Nation Chairman Tehassi Hill, and Quinault Indian Nation President Guy Capoeman issued the following statement in response to the U.S. Supreme Court’s...
by Alex Wolff | Dec 8, 2021 | Press Release
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, four tribes filed briefs (1 & 2) with the U.S. Supreme Court in Brackeen v. Haaland, denouncing the latest attempts to overturn the Indian Child Welfare Act (ICWA) and defending the law’s constitutionality. Cherokee Nation Principal Chief...
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