Supreme Court Justice Neil Gorsuch on Thursday reaffirmed his role as the ardent defender of Native American rights on the nine-member bench, writing dozens of pages in a pair of opinions about why "Tribes enjoy a unique status in our law."
A conference committee accepted the majority of an amendment brought for a bill that would codify parts of the federal Indian Child Welfare Act into state law on Friday.
In America, prior to 1978, it was legal to rip Native American children from their homes, sending them to boarding schools or placing them in foster care. Twenty-five to 35%