The Indian Child Welfare Act, which was passed in 1978, could be overturned by the Supreme Court, advocates say, but state laws could provide some of the same protections.
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The Cherokee Nation, the Oneida Nation, the Morongo Band of Mission Indians of California and the Quinault Indian Nation are petitioning the Supreme Court to request that the bill remain intact
Cetan Sa Winyan, director of the American Indian Movement’s Indian Territory Oklahoma chapter, said all tribes – not just the four already petitioning the U.S. Supreme Court – should stand