Verlencia Somuah shares what it’s like to work for our Office of Disability Employment Policy, and how her own life experiences fuel her passion for public service.
Ahead of his inauguration, governor-elect Jeff Landry has announced his choice for secretary of DOTD and three new members of the State Board of Elementary and Secondary Education.
At Native News Online, our editorial finds that important events that have a long-lasting impact on Indian Country aren’t necessarily the most read stories by our readers. On June 15, The United States Supreme Court issued a highly anticipated ruling that protects tribal sovereignty and the rights of Native American families when it comes to adoption and foster-care proceedings involving Native children. The court’s opinion in the case Haaland v. Brackeen upheld the federal Indian Child Welfare Act (ICWA), a 1978 law that gives tribal governments exclusive jurisdiction over Native children who live on reservations.
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