A Growing Collection of Resources, News, and Events Related to Indian Child Welfare
High-Profile Custody Case New York Times 2013/04/26 To the Editor: Re (editorial, April 16): Your editorial about the case now before the United States Supreme Court says the child should be Continue reading Continuing Media Coverage of “Baby Veronica” Case
According to a press release from the Department of Justice: The Department of Justice honored the Prairie Band Potawatomi Nation’s Tribal Victim Services program for creating a healing arts program Continue reading Justice Dept Honors Healing Arts Program for Tribal Sexual Assault Victims
In 1978, Congress responded to the high numbers of Indian children being removed from their homes by passing the Indian Child Welfare Act, or ICWA. …. Some non-Indian foster parents Continue reading Keeping Indian Children Safe an Ongoing Challenge (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
On April 23, 2013, petition for certiorari was filed with the Supreme Court for Nebraska v. Elise M., a Nebraska case that looks at: (1) Whether ICWA prohibits a state Continue reading April 23, 2013 Petition for Cert Filed in “Nebraska v. Elise M. ” (12-1278)
On April 17, 2013, the Arkansas state Court of Appeals ruled in the case of a mother contesting the removal of her parental rights. The court applied the ICWA requirements Continue reading Stephens v. Arkansas Dep’t of Human Services; No. CA 12–1096. Court of Appeals of Arkansas, April 17, 2013
In the context of the recent Supreme Court hearing in Adoptive Couple v. Baby Girl, Walter Olson,a senior fellow at the Cato Institute’s Center for Constitutional Studies, critiques the constitutionality Continue reading Walter Olson on the Constitutional Flaws of the Indian Child Welfare Act (reason.com)
An April 20, 2013, letter to the editor from John Nichols, the lawyer for Dusten Brown in the Supreme Court case Adoptive Couple v. Baby Girl briefly speaks to trends Continue reading Letter: A familiar story about adoption lawyer tactics (Washington Post)