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Associated Press: States push to enshrine protections for tribal children
HELENA, Mont. — Leo Thompson received plenty of love, food and shelter from the non-Native American family who raised them, but missed out on any exposure to their Indigenous culture, heritage, ancestors and community. Read More
read moreNational Catholic Reporter: Upcoming Supreme Court ruling on Indigenous children’s adoptions sparks debate
Advocates for the act, including tribes, 28 child welfare organizations, the American Academy of Pediatrics and the American Medical Association, call the law the "gold standard" of child welfare because of who it prioritizes placing children with for foster care and...
read moreUnderscore News: Two lawsuits could threaten the sovereignty of Indigenous nations
Advocates and legal experts say that Maverick Gaming, LLC v. United States, et al. and other cases like it threaten a return to the Termination Era policies of the 1950s, when the U.S. government sought to end the political status of Indigenous tribes forever. The...
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Statement from Protect Indian Kids on Amicus Briefs in Brackeen v. Haaland
In response to the amicus briefs filed before the U.S. Supreme Court on Brackeen v. Haaland, the Protect Indian Kids member tribes issued the following statement: “The amicus briefs filed before the Supreme Court demonstrate the broad and bipartisan support for the...
read moreTribes File Cert Petition Defending Indian Child Welfare Act before Supreme Court
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, four tribes and the United States Solicitor General filed cert petitions with the U.S. Supreme Court in Brackeen v. Haaland, defending the Indian Child Welfare Act (ICWA) and its constitutionality. Cherokee Nation...
read moreNative American Tribes Respond to Fifth Circuit Decision on Indian Child Welfare Act
Cherokee Nation Principal Chief Chuck Hoskin, Jr., Morongo Band of Mission Indians Chairman Robert Martin, Oneida Nation Chairman Tehassi Hill, and Quinault Indian Nation President Guy Capoeman issued the following statement in response to the decision in the en banc...
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