Tuesday, August 24, 2021

Why is the US right suddenly interested in Native American adoption law?

…The non-Indian plaintiffs contend that federal protections to keep Native children with Native families constitute illegal racial discrimination, and that ICWA's federal standards "commandeer" state courts and agencies for a federal agenda. Put plainly, the mostly white families wanting to foster and adopt Native children are claiming reverse racism and arguing that federal overreach is trampling states' rights – two codewords frequently associated with dismantling anti-racist policies...


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