Native American Indian Reservation
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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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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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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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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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Letter to Federal Agency re: Missing and Murdered Native Americans
Re: Administration for Children and Families Missing and Murdered Native Americans Framework Dear Assistant Secretary Johnson: We are writing in…
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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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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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CANCELED DUE TO VIRUS: First Hearing of the Commission on Native Children – Scottsdale, AZ March 13-14
CANCELED DUE TO VIRUS Some of the wording of this notice has been amended from the Commission’s official version to…
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(Video) The Implications of Native American Heritage on U.S. Constitutional Protections
Three-yr-old Lauryn Whiteshield was murdered a little over a month after her arrival to her grandfather’s home in the spring…
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Spirit Lake plans to take the twin sister of murdered Laurynn
3-yr-old Laurynn and her twin, Michaela, were thrown down an embankment. The woman caring for her – their grandfather’s wife…
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Letter to Every Senator – PROTECT OUR CHILDREN
I speak not only as the Chair of a national non-profit advocating for the rights of families who have chosen…
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SEXUAL ABUSE OF CHILDREN – Endemic on Many of our U.S. Indian Reservations –
On Nov 22, 2013, Mr. Martin, below, senior aide to Senator Cantwell, made several disparaging remarks concerning ACF Regional Administrator,…
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A Family You Love is Having Trouble Parenting: What to do instead of calling CPS
A friend or relative appears to be struggling with the difficulties of parenting and appears to either not understand the…
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Letter to Eric Holder, re: His ICWA Statement at WH Tribal Nations Conference, Dec 3, 2014
U.S Attorney General Eric Holder Vowed to give Permanent Jurisdiction of Multi-racial Children Across the Nation to Tribal Governments on…
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Infant brutally murdered by father –
The death of 2 1/2 month old Joseph Jenkins on October 17, 2014, was just outside my husband’s reservation. The…
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(Audio) Bundy Talking to Tribal Judge Billy Dean Cavanaugh, Aug. 29, 2014
. The image with this audio is Bundy’s final affidavit to the tribal court on 8/26/2014. You an read it…
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Endemic Neglect. (Audio) Bundy Meets with BIA Social Services Supervisor Fernanda Shay, August 2014
We are not witnesses to the events that transpired in this family. We don’t know what went on. But what…
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Audio: Bundy Talking to Spirit Lake Tribal Judge, July 2014
. . Can’t see the video? Try this link… http://youtu.be/GT8ktk5aM7E
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Sage’s Story: Running from ICWA
Sage was 4-years-old and one of the first children to be hurt by the Indian Child Welfare Act in 1978.…
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TESTIMONY: CHILD PROTECTION AND THE JUSTICE SYSTEM ON THE SPIRIT LAKE INDIAN RESERVATION:
Chairman Don Young, Congressman Kevin Cramer, and other distinguished committee members, I want to thank you for this opportunity to…
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