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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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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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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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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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(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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Mark Fiddler Explains Adoptive Couple vs. Baby Girl
Adoptive Couple V. Baby Girl, State ICWA Laws, and Constitutional Avoidance By: Mark D. Fiddler (fn 1)~ Minnesota State Bar…
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Court Rules in Adoptive Couple vs. Baby Girl; Clears Way to Finalize Adoption
By Elizabeth Sharon Morris On June 17, 2013, the South Carolina Supreme Court gave Matt & Melanie Capobianco a victory…
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CAICW issues statement on U.S. Supreme Court decision
The Christian Alliance for Indian Child Welfare (CAICW) issued the following statement today in response to the United States Supreme…
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Existing Indian Family Doctrine
This Page is going to be under construction for quite awhile. Please be patient as we allow it to remain…
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In re Bridget R.
THE SUPERIOR COURT OF LOS ANGELES COUNTY In re Bridget R., et al., Minors, (1996) 41 Cal.App.4th 1483 (Bridget R.).…
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CAICW Files Amicus Brief in Veronica Case
The statutory and constitutional issues addressed in this case impact the equal protection, due process, liberty, and state rights provisions…
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Indian Children: Citizens, not Cultural Artifacts
Come hear real stories of children whose lives have been impacted by the Indian Child Welfare Act. Listen to legal…
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“They just took my baby after 3 years…her sobbing is forever etched in my soul..”
A mother wrote, "They just took my baby after 3 years...her sobbing is forever etched in my soul. She wanted…
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Case Law for Existing Indian Family Doctrine
.Holyfield – the first case in which the federal high court has construed ICWA, Mississippi Choctaw Indian Band v. Holyfield,…
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What is a Qualified Expert Witness?
. Qualified Expert Witness: According to Chief Judge-Sisseton-Wahpeton Sioux Tribal Court, Director-Northern Plains Tribal Judicial Institute-University of North Dakota Law…
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