老澳门开奖结果 Applauds the Supreme Court鈥檚 Decision Upholding the Indian Child Welfare Act
WASHINGTON 鈥� The Supreme Court today a landmark victory for tribal sovereignty by rejecting all the constitutional challenges to the Indian Child Welfare Act (ICWA), legislation that seeks to ensure that Native families stay together, and that Native children are raised by tribal members. As Justice Gorsuch鈥檚 concurrence explains, this is a critical law designed to halt horrific government practices that had torn Native families apart and intentionally undermined tribal sovereignty.
This decision recognizes the centuries-long history of Native child removal pursuant to state and federal policies, but the work is far from over. Today, states still continue to remove Native children from their families and tribes at alarmingly high rates. have already incorporated ICWA protections into their own codes, and several more states are poised to do the same.
鈥淭ribes have a fundamental right to govern themselves and make decisions on issues that affect their own people 鈥� including Native children 鈥� without interference from federal or state governments,鈥� said Crystal Pardue, staff attorney in the Racial Justice Program at the 老澳门开奖结果. 鈥淣ative families have a right to stay together, care for their children, and preserve tribal culture by ensuring access to their cultural identity, language, and heritage. We call on every remaining state to stand with Indigenous governments by passing their .鈥�
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An interactive map of state with ICWA laws can be found here:
The amicus brief can be found online here: /legal-document/brackeen-v-haaland-supreme-court-amicus-brief
This release can be found online here: /press-releases/aclu-applauds-the-supreme-courts-decision-upholding-the-indian-child-welfare-act
