ICWA
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Native American Indian Reservation
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
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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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
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
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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Advocacy
OUR COMMENTS Concerning ICWA Rules Proposed by the BIA –
Ms. Rodina Cave and Ms. Elizabeth Appel Office of Regulatory Affairs & Collaborative Action Indian Affairs, U.S. Department of the…
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ACF
Tom Sullivan responds to vindictive DC Superiors –
Tom Sullivan, recently suspended for purportedly not filing correct ‘Leave of Absence’ forms following major surgery, responds to his superiors…
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BIA
BIA issues new ‘Anti-family’ ICWA guidelines –
These guidelines make it clear that a child’s extended birth family is irrelevant and the only matter of concern is…
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Advocacy
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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Advocacy
Virginia State Supreme Court, Oral arguments Sept. 10
Virginia State Supreme Court Oral Arguments concerning the Indian Child Welfare Act http://www.courts.state.va.us/courts/scv/oral_arguments/2014/sep/131584.MP3
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Advocacy
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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Criminal Corruption continues at Spirit Lake
. To: Various Legislative Staff – 1:33 PM I am forwarding to you a letter written today by Administrator Tom…
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