ICWA
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BRACKEEN
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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BRACKEEN
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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Advocacy
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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Advocacy
The Cult of Advocacy: Comments on the State of Legal Scholarship
by Robert G. Natelson, for Independence Institute.org, 10/23/2023 This posting relates some experiences from my long career writing for legal academic journals.…
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Advocacy
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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ICWA Case Law
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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Indian Child Welfare Act (ICWA)
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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ICWA Case Law
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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Advocacy
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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Indian Child Welfare Act (ICWA)
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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ICWA Case Law
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 & Neglect
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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BRACKEEN
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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Advocacy
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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Advocacy
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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Alyce Spotted Bear and Walter Soboleff Commission on Native Children
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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Constitutional Rights
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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Advocacy
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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Advocacy
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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Adoptive Couple v. Baby Girl
(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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Advocacy
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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Child Abuse & Neglect
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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Advocacy
ICWA stole her from the mother she loved –
Carol Elaine Campbell April 11, 1939 – October 16, 2015 For all those who have been helped by attorney Mark…
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Advocacy
READ THE SUIT – Lawsuit Filed Against the BIA’s New ICWA Guidelines
By Tony Mauro, The National Law Journal May 27, 2015 “A husband-wife team from two Washington, D.C., law offices filed…
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Advocacy
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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