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As the Supreme Court heard the case of Brackeen v. Haaland on November 9, what was at stake for most interested parties was the decades-old Indian Child Welfare Act, considered by many to be the “gold standard” of child welfare policy. Passed by Congress in 1978, the act was meant to stop Native American families from being separated by state child welfare agencies and private
Following oral arguments U.S. Supreme Court justices are considering how to rule in Brackeen v. Haaland, a case challenging the constitutionality of the Indian Child Welfare Act.
The U.S. Supreme Court heard arguments Wednesday in a lawsuit challenging the preferences Native American families and tribes are given under the Indian Child Welfare Act.
(RNS) Legal activists argue that Brackeen v. Haaland could inhibit Native American children’s contact with their religious traditions while extending a long history of white Christian efforts to convert Native children and remove them from their homes and families.