Children

Mrs. MorrisJanuary 30, 2023
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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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Mrs. MorrisMarch 8, 2022
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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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Mrs. MorrisFebruary 28, 2022
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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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Mrs. MorrisFebruary 24, 2022
611

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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Mrs. MorrisFebruary 23, 2022
515

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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Mrs. MorrisJuly 28, 2020
522

To Senators Hoeven & Udall Concerning Congressional Commission on Native Children

As a member of the Alyce Spotted Bear and Walter Soboleff Commission on Native Children, I am sharing with you…
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Mrs. MorrisMarch 13, 2020
446

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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Mrs. MorrisFebruary 25, 2020
466

Heartbeat at 22 days: Students for Life will show colleges the truth about early abortions

Lifesite News – Tue Feb 18, 2020 – 12:07 pm EST WASHINGTON, D.C., February 18, 2020 (LifeSiteNews) – Students for…
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Mrs. MorrisFebruary 25, 2020
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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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Mrs. MorrisFebruary 20, 2020
215

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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Mrs. MorrisMarch 9, 2017
160

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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Mrs. MorrisJanuary 23, 2017
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NEW CHAIR of Senate Cmte/Indian Affairs: Author of law mandating Indian Country background checks

In June 2016, a little girl was beaten and left to drown in a bucket in the shower. (See the…
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Mrs. MorrisMay 28, 2015
136

Foster Care Exec Gives PC Excuse for Support of BIA Rules

This is the response by an executive on the board of more than one Foster Care Association after a tribal…
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Mrs. MorrisFebruary 4, 2015
109

Background Checks in Indian Country Passes Committee

Senator Hoeven’s bill “To amend the Indian Child Protection and Family Violence Prevention Act to require background checks before foster…
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Mrs. MorrisDecember 5, 2014
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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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Mrs. MorrisAugust 13, 2014
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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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Mrs. MorrisJuly 5, 2014
249

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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Mrs. MorrisJune 3, 2014
129

PRES. OBAMA DESCRIBES CHILDREN ESCAPING RAMPANT CRIME AND CORRUPTION IN THEIR NATIVE LANDS AS AN “URGENT HUMANITARIAN CRISIS!”

Wait… whoops… I am so SO sorry! That’s NOT what he said today… rats, that’s the wrong story. It’s from…
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Mrs. MorrisApril 4, 2014
100

Tom Sullivan rebukes his DC Superiors for their negligence of children on Indian reservations

> From: “Sullivan, Thomas (ACF)” > Date: April 4, 2014 at 10:45:46 AM CDT > To: “Mcmullen, Marrianne (ACF)” >…
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Mrs. MorrisApril 1, 2014
87

April – National Child Abuse Month. NICWA & Child Abuse

While we appreciate most efforts do something to address the severe abuse and neglect occurring on many reservations, we do…
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Mrs. MorrisMarch 21, 2014
95

Abused children, reported by Tom Sullivan 2 yrs ago, were ignored by officials

Senator Heitkamp, I was just informed that the family in the Grand Forks story below is one of the families…
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Mrs. MorrisMarch 15, 2014
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In re Bridget R., et al., Minors, (1996) 41 Cal.App.4th 1483 (Bridget R.) (Pomo Twins)

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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Mrs. MorrisFebruary 11, 2014
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Spirit Lake Child Abuse: Feb. 11 Letter from Sullivan to McMullen

Tom Sullivan’s response to offensive, child-endangering letter by his Washington DC superior, Ms. Marrianne McMullen February 11, 2014 Ms. McMullen:…
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Mrs. MorrisDecember 13, 2013
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Panel hears testimony about native children exposed to violence

Forum News Service Dec 10, 2013 8:41am By Mike Nowatzki BISMARCK – Dressed in dark slacks and a light blue…
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Mrs. MorrisOctober 25, 2013
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Collaboration Urged at Mohawks’ Child Safe Summit

Randi Barreiro 10/25/13 If people do not think about child abuse, they will not detect child abuse. That was the…
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