In the interest of G.L.W., April 3, 2025 (Court of Appeals of Wisconsin.)
Read the full opinion at the National Indian Law Library.
child protective services
Racial disparities in child protection prompt Minnesota legislation, federal complaint
Black children are twice as likely as white kids to be removed from their parents. For Native American kids, the disparities are even more stark. Read the full article at the StarTribune website.
Tribe, state look for ways to improve child protective services
Northern Arapaho leaders and state officials are looking for ways to improve a child protective services program that the tribe says needs more money from the state to be more effective. Gov. Mark Gordon and Northern Arapaho Tribe leaders met last week to discuss the tribe’s child protective and social services, which is funded with … Read more
Article: Protecting Native mothers and their children: a feminist lawyering approach.
Protecting Native mothers and their children: a feminist lawyering approach. Joanna Woolman, Volume 40, William Mitchell Law Review, page 943-989. (2014). A mother killing her child is a shocking event. In the United States, our child protection system seeks to prevent this type of horror, along with countless other acts that harm children. Despite having … Read more