Indian Child Welfare Act
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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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Advocacy
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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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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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
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
CAICW – Advocacy and Ministry
The Christian Alliance for Indian Child Welfare, an advocacy and ministry, was co-founded by Roland Morris, an enrolled member of…
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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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Advocacy
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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Advocacy
Declared “Sanctuary” for Children Running from ICWA –
Over the years, we have seen so many distraught families – panicked over what was happening to their children, unsure…
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Advocacy
FIVE THINGS you can do to help fight ICWA.
Here are five things you can do to help our efforts: – Based on NICWA talking points – 1. Learn…
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Advocacy
SETTING THE RECORD STRAIGHTER: The Indian Child Welfare Act Fact Sheet
SETTING THE RECORD STRAIGHTEST The Indian Child Welfare Act Fact Sheet FROM CHRISTIAN ALLIANCE FOR INDIAN CHILD WELFARE In direct…
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Advocacy
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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Advocacy
Not Just Lexi: ICWA Hurting Untold Children Across U.S.
Bismarck, ND – On March 21, a 6-year-old girl of 1/64 Choctaw ancestry was taken crying from her home by…
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Advocacy
Help Save 6-yr-old Lexi!
URGENT PRAYER: A little 6-yr-old girl was torn from her home Monday, 3/21/16 – taken from the only home she…
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Advocacy
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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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
Have you messed up, and someone is threatening to call CPS?
– YOU CAN TURN THIS AROUND: You have a good heart and have always meant well, trying to do what…
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Advocacy
Attorney General Eric Holder’s Dec 3, 2014 remarks in Full
Attorney General Eric Holder Delivers Remarks During the White House Tribal Nations Conference Washington, DC United States ~ Wednesday, December…
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Advocacy
Tribal Members: You can Comment Anonymously –
Afraid to Comment in the new ICWA rules? We’ve been told the BIA has approved an opportunity to anonymously submit…
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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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