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Minnesota Legislature Passes Bill to “Fix” the Minnesota SCT Decision In re R.S.
Minnesota Legislature Passes Bill to “Fix” the Minn. SCT Decision In re R.S. HF 252, which was introduced by Rep. Susan Allen, overcame its final hurdle in the Minnesota Legislature by passing the Hou… more →
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Minnesota Legislature Passes Bill to “Fix” the Minnesota SCT Decision In re R.S.
wrote 1 day ago: Minnesota Legislature Passes Bill to “Fix” the Minn. SCT Decision In re R.S. HF 252, which was intro … more →
Unpublished Michigan ICWA Notice Case
wrote 3 days ago: Michigan’s practice of automatically proceeding as if the child is NOT an Indian child unless … more →
Montana SCT Reverses Termination of Parental Rights because of ICWA Procedural Violations
wrote 6 days ago: Here is the Montana Supreme Court’s ruling in In re K.B.: Opinion Excerpt: Mother appeared wit … more →
NPR's Coverage of the South Dakota Summit on Indian Children
wrote 1 week ago: Here. Federal officials met with South Dakota’s nine Sioux tribes on Wednesday for a historic … more →
ICT's Baby Veronica Series, Part II
wrote 1 week ago: Another article in this excellent series. Here. “The birth mother knew I was Cherokee, she knew I wa … more →
ICWA AND OTHER ISSUES
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wrote 1 week ago: MARY: Again, the absolutely wrong representative. Do you see anyone else who works with ICWA putting … more →
Native Daughter: The baby Ashlyn story
wrote 1 week ago: [ooyala code="FnODFrYjrmIsN5ZFuBoTtVQl_dM8-1JL" player_id="df513009265e4427aaf5f0342a75c90e"] OKLAHO … more →
Colorado COA Affirms Refusal to Transfer ICWA Case to Tribal Court (Sault Tribe)
wrote 1 week ago: Here is the opinion in In re T.E.R. An excerpt: In July 2012, mother moved to transfer jurisdiction … more →
Montana SCT Decides ICWA Active Efforts Case
wrote 2 weeks ago: Here is the opinion in In re D.S.B. The briefs: Appellant brief Appellee brief Reply brief … more →
Conversations About the Role of Race
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wrote 2 weeks ago: In April, the US Supreme Court heard a case (Adoptive Couple v. Baby Girl) concerning adoption and c … more →
ICT's Baby Veronica Coverage: The Brown Family Perspective
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wrote 2 weeks ago: Here. This much is clear: If one did not know that this small family was at the center of one of the … more →
Oglala Sioux Tribe Seeks Class Certification in ICWA Suit against South Dakota Judges
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wrote 2 weeks ago: Here is the brief: OST Motion for Class Certification Complaint is here. … more →
Supreme Court Debate: Best Interests of Indian Children and ICWA
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wrote 2 weeks ago: In April 2013, the Supreme Court considered the case of the South Carolina case involving the Indian … more →
The Institute of Chartered-Accountants of India President Message - May 2013
wrote 3 weeks ago: http://chdcaprofessionals.blogspot.in/2013/05/the-institute-of-chartered-accountants.html … more →
MSNBC: Contextualizing the Indian Child Welfare Act
wrote 3 weeks ago: Here. Featuring NCAI Executive Director, Jacqueline Pata. … more →
Cert Petition Challenging Nebraska SCT Decision on Good Cause "Exception" to ICWA Tribal Court Transfer Rule
wrote 3 weeks ago: Here is the petition: Zylena R v. Elise M. Cert Petition The questions presented: (1) Whether ICWA p … more →
Supreme Court Hears Cherokee Nation’s Baby Girl
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wrote 3 weeks ago: CherokeePhoenix.org WASHINGTON – The U.S. Supreme Court on April 16 heard oral arguments in Adoptive … more →
ICWA & Adoption
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wrote 1 month ago: On April 16, 2013, the Supreme Court heard a case concerning the Indian Child Welfare Act in relatio … more →
The Baby Veronica Case and why it frustrates me
wrote 1 month ago: Last week on Tuesday the U.S. Supreme Court heard oral arguments in a case that has received widespr … more →
