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Mrs. MorrisJune 20, 2018
242

Appointed to Congressional Commission on Native Children

Alyce Spotted Bear and Walter Soboleff Commission on Native Children On Monday, May 21, 2018, Elizabeth Morris, Chairwoman of the…
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Adoptive Couple v. Baby Girl

Mrs. MorrisApril 14, 2017
150

(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

Mrs. MorrisMarch 9, 2017
205

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

Mrs. MorrisSeptember 12, 2016
472

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

Mrs. MorrisApril 8, 2016
1 223

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

Mrs. MorrisMarch 30, 2016
162

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

Mrs. MorrisMarch 20, 2016
2 134

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

Mrs. MorrisNovember 16, 2015
186

SEXUAL ABUSE OF CHILDREN – Endemic on Many of our U.S. Indian Reservations –

On Nov 22, 2013, Mr. Martin, below, senior aide to Senator Cantwell, made several disparaging remarks concerning ACF Regional Administrator,…
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Advocacy

Mrs. MorrisAugust 27, 2015
1 180

Native American Kids Matter

There was a comment on this site last night that most people couldn’t see. As our followers know, I had…
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Advocacy

Mrs. MorrisDecember 5, 2014
5 356

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

Mrs. MorrisFebruary 11, 2014
144

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. MorrisJanuary 22, 2014
186

Omnibus Bill Mandates BIA answer to Congress about Child Abuse

THANK YOU, BETTY JO KRENZ & TOM SULLIVAN – The omnibus bill that was just recently passed and signed by…
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Advocacy

September 9, 2013
3 233

Open Letter to ICWA Supporters:

We are told time and again that the Indian Child Welfare Act (ICWA) isn’t about race or percentages, but about…
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Advocacy

August 22, 2013
1 198

3-year old Laurynn was murdered – Yet Fed & State Officials Refuse Meeting

In June, 3-year old Laurynn and her twin sister were thrown down an embankment, then kicked in the head while…
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Advocacy

June 19, 2013
1 224

3 Year Old Murdered at Spirit Lake –

The below was written by “Cat” – also known as “Restless Spirit. I will be taking the text of her…
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Advocacy

Mrs. MorrisFebruary 25, 2013
1 187

Twelfth Mandated Report re: Child Abuse on the Spirit Lake Reservation

“almost 40 children returned to on-reservation placements in abusive homes, many headed by known sex offenders, at the direction of…
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Child Abuse & Neglect

February 24, 2013
116

ANOTHER SPIRIT LAKE DOCUMENT: from Dr. Tilus to HHS, Mar 3, 2012-

"..children removed from successful..foster care off reservation and brought back to an unsafe, substance abusing, violent environment because the Director…
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Advocacy

February 10, 2013
144

Washington D.C. Feb 4-8, 2013: Lawmakers—The Good, The Bad and What Can You Do Next

Sierra and her adopted parents openly spoke about how Sierra was abused and used sexually as a child. Sierra recounted…
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Advocacy

January 3, 2013
192

Voting for Welfare of Russian children while turning backs on U.S. Children?

However, while ALL the Senate Committee on Indian Affairs members voted for this resolution preventing adoption of Russian children –…
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Child Abuse & Neglect

December 31, 2012
1 126

Dying in Indian Country: A Family’s Painfully True Story

From Tragedies – to Transformation… Just why would a family decide that reservation life is not what they choose for…
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Advocacy

July 26, 2012
240

Washington DC, July 11, 2012 – BEST ICWA MEETINGS EVER!

The meeting room was standing room only! Not only did several legislative staffers from key offices show up, but so…
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July 2, 2012
450

New Book: Dying in Indian Country – An Amazing Family Story

. This is the true story of an American tribal member who, after coming to know Jesus Christ, realized just…
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Advocacy

January 26, 2012
140

Haley Hernandez Reports on the Veronica Petition – 20,000 Signatures

My husband did not feel his reservation was a safe place to raise children and thus raised them elsewhere. Further,…
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November 22, 2011
2 117

Our Week in Washington DC, October 24-28, 2011

Senator Coburn’s Chief of Staff, Mike Schwartz was incredibly welcoming. He remembered us from our visit in 2007 and was…
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June 7, 2011
116

WE NEED HELP!

We could really use your help – prayer wise as well as hands on. I am the administrator of CAICW…
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