Tears of joy!!!!
ICWA(Indian Child Welfare Act) has been upheld by the Supreme Court and will not be overturned!
Huge win for climate activists too, since the same lawyers from big oil lawsuits were working pro bono against ICWA.
#ProtectICWA
In a 7-2 #SCOTUS decision, the Indian Child Welfare Act stands! Read about this huge win for Native families, nations, and the future of tribal sovereignty. A future in which we will continue to love and fight for our babies with full hearts #ProtectICWA
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Jennifer and Chad Brackeen, the plaintiffs fighting to overturn ICWA, argue placing children in their own Native communities is racist against white people wanting to adopt Indigenous children. Hereβs some segments from Rebecca Nagleβs podcast, This Land. #ProtectICWA
I kept this Author's Note as a placeholder. The relief and satisfaction of being able to delete it this morning is absolute.
This is a victory for Native children, families, and tribes. Grateful for the work of Protect ICWA Rebecca Nagle and so many others.
ICWA, the law enacted to address the theft of Native kids by church, state & for-profit industry, remains law.
As with many Native matters before SCOTUS, they chipped some away. But our sovereignty & our children ultimately won out βπ½β€οΈ #ProtectICWA
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The final page -- more importantly the final paragraph -- of Justice Neil Gorsuch's concurring opinion in Indian Child Welfare Act case demands its own post. #ICWA #Brackeen #DefendICWA #ProtectICWA
literally tears of joy in my eyes over this decision! thank god π₯²
#ICWA #DefendICWA #ProtectICWA #Brackeen
BREAKING NEWS: ICWA is upheld by the Supreme Court. Native families are PROTECTED!!! β€οΈ
#news #Native #Native American #Indigenous #ProtectICWA #supremecourt #win #upheld #ICWA #ChildrenBack #EverythingBack
#ProtectICWA
My grandma was forced to take the name Theresa Marie Williams after being taken from her #Sioux people. She was one of the #StolenChildren . Allowing #ICWA to fall will start that nightmare up again. #ProtectNativeFamilies #ProtectIndigenousFamilies
We must protect land defenders & water protectors, the first line of defense against the exploitation of our shared natural resources.
Our #Video4Earth campaign spotlights our new #Environmental Defense Guide that teaches strategic video documentation:
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