Tag: Indian Child Welfare Act
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The Indian Child Welfare Act: How It Fails Vulnerable Children in Foster Care
The United States has been accused of prioritizing generic Indian culture over the welfare of individual children who find their way into the foster-care system. This is due to a four-decades-old law that essentially treats Indian children in foster care as second-class citizens. The Supreme Court had the opportunity to help these vulnerable children in…
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The Indian Child Welfare Act: A Law Failing Vulnerable Children
The United States’ approach to Indian children in foster care is to find any Indian, regardless of the child’s individual welfare. The Indian Child Welfare Act, a law that is four decades old, prioritizes generic Indian culture over the welfare of individual children who find themselves in the foster-care system. Recently, the Supreme Court had…
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The Supreme Court’s Recent Decisions on Race and Nationalism: Analysis and Implications
The Supreme Court’s recent decisions in Allen v. Milligan and Haaland v. Brackeen have raised questions about racial discrimination and nationalism in the United States. In Allen, the Court ordered Alabama to create segregated congressional districts for black voters, while in Haaland, the Court upheld a statute that prioritizes Native-American parents in the adoption of…