Federal Indian Policy and Law
Federal Indian policy
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The Supreme Court’s Confused Decision in Haaland v. Brackeen
June 21, 2023 On June 15, the Supreme Court issued Haaland v. Brackeen. Among other issues, the Court addressed the…
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Supreme Court decision means crimes against Native American children continue
June 19, 2023 Last week, the Supreme Court issued a complicated 133-page opinion turning away challenges to the 1978 Indian Child Welfare…
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Tribe used ICWA to serve its own purpose, at the expense of a mother
This testimony was given to the congressional Commission on Native Children in June, 2022, at Bismarck, North Dakota. The video…
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Roland Morris Sr., Testimony, 1998
Roland Morris, Co-founder of the Christian Alliance for Indian Child Welfare, testified before a senate oversight committee in 1998. …
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Can Congress Regulate Indian Child Placement?
What is the extent of Congress’s power over Indian affairs? The Supreme Court is considering this question in the case…
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Is Your State Passing its own ICWA law?
CAICW has submitted the following letter to the ND legislature in opposition to a state ICWA law. This can be…
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The Original Understanding of the Indian Commerce Clause: An Update*
The Congress shall have Power . . . To regulate Commerce with foreign Nations, and among the several States, and…
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BRIEF OF CHRISTIAN ALLIANCE FOR INDIAN CHILD WELFARE AND ICWA CHILDREN AND FAMILIES AS AMICI CURIAE SUPPORTING THE BRACKEEN AND STATE PETITIONERS
BRIEF OF CHRISTIAN ALLIANCE FOR INDIANCHILD WELFARE AND ICWA CHILDREN ANDFAMILIES ASAMICI CURIAE SUPPORTING THEBRACKEEN AND STATE PETITIONERS Amicus PDF…
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Indian Child Welfare Act: Another Case of Congress’s Overreach Goes to the Supreme Court
By Robert G. Natelson, for The Epoch Times, March 23, 2022 Commentary The federal Indian Child Welfare Act (ICWA) is…
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The Indian Child Welfare Act: An Unconstitutional Attack on Freedom
Adapted from the thesis ‘Philosophical Underpinnings and Negative Consequences of the Indian Child Welfare Act,’ by Elizabeth Morris* PDF: The Indian…
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BRACKEEN GETS CERT
Brief of Christian Alliance for Indian Child Welfare and ICWA Children and families as Amici Curiae Supporting Petitioners BRACKEEN v.…
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Child Abuse and Death within Indian Country
By Elizabeth Morris, Winter 2016 “…there is no resource that is more vital to the continued existence and integrity of…
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Early Childhood and Toxic Stress
By Tania Blackburn, February 21 2022 With a very young mean population age and the lowest marriage rates in the…
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UPDATE: Brackeen Partial Victory for Kids, Despite Tribal Leaders Continuing Demand that Congress Retain Plenary Control OVER EVERYONE
Why do tribal leaders WANT Congress to have “plenary and exclusive” power over ALL tribal members? In a land where…
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CAICW Newsletter, January 2021
CAICW NEWS – 2020 Summary “You are Israel’s teacher,” said Jesus… “and do you not understand these things? Very truly…
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Lloyd Omdahl: No demonstrations for Native Americans
[CAICW Note: While Mr. Omdahl is correct concerning the extent of corruption, protest demonstrations by Native Americans will NOT make…
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To our Members and Followers
It may have seem as though very little has been happening within our small organization. As many know, I have…
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Senator Hoeven and Senate Committee push “historic levels of funding for Indian country in Phase III Coronavirus response”
While all communities are in need of support during this unprecedented world crisis, when reading the numbers below, note the…
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Tell Congress How to Best Meet the Needs of Native Children
The Alyce Spotted Bear and Walter Soboleff Commission on Native Children (also known as the congressional Commission on Native Children,…
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Lawmakers Pressure U.S. Indian Health Service to Release Sex Abuse Report
By Dan Frosch and Christopher Weaver Updated Feb. 24, 2020 8:03 pm ET Lawmakers who oversee the U.S. Indian Health…
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The Philosophical Underpinnings and Negative Consequences of the Indian Child Welfare Act
Roland J. Morris Sr., a member of the Leech Lake tribe and a co-founder of the Christian Alliance for Indian…
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Read CAICW’s 2019 Amicus in the Brackeen ICWA case
the ICWA imposes sweeping regulations that are at best marginally related to commerce. The ICWA also intrudes on a quintessential…
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URGENT!! ICWA STRUCK DOWN IN DISTRICT COURT
FINALLY! October 4, 2018 Northern District Court of Texas, Civil Action No. 4:17-cv-00868-0 BRAKEEN v.. ZINKE ICWA DECLARED UNCONSTITUTIONAL Among…
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Appointed to Congressional Commission on Native Children
Alyce Spotted Bear and Walter Soboleff Commission on Native Children On Monday, May 21, 2018, Elizabeth Morris, Chairwoman of the…
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Open Letter to Chairman John Hoeven, Feb 8, 2017 –
Honorable Chairman John Hoeven, On June 30, 2014, then U.S. President Barack Obama stated in a letter to Speaker John…
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