Hundreds showed up in front of the U.S. Supreme Court to voice their support for the Indian Child Welfare Act, enacted to “halt the unnecessary forced removal of Native kids from their families,” and a law that has been referred to as the “gold standard” for child welfare. Read more» 
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The Indian Child Welfare Act - a decades-old law governing the adoption of Native American children passed in response to the systematic separation of children from tribes - is on thin ice after scrutiny by the Supreme Court. Read more»
The Pascua Yaqui Tribe and Arizona Department of Child Safety have agreed that the tribe has a role in the cases of foster children. The Supreme Court will soon decide a case that may change federal standards on how to treat Native American kids in state custody. Read more»
