Indian Groups Question Public Child-Welfare Practices
Several prominent Native American groups on Monday called for the Justice Department to investigate the treatment of Indian children in public child-welfare systems and private adoptions. In a letter...
View ArticleControversy Over ICWA Placement of Foster Child (Washington)
Three-year-old Elle was cleared to be adopted by her foster parents, and then was removed and placed with her uncle. See related articles at the KING website: Foster Child Adoption Continue reading...
View ArticleLegislation Introduced to Help Adoptive Parents in Indian Country Receive...
July 9, 2014 U.S. Senators Tim Johnson (D-SD), James Inhofe (R-OK), Heidi Heitkamp (D-ND), and Lisa Murkowski (R-AK) today introduced the Tribal Adoption Parity Act. The legislation ensures parents...
View ArticleHeitkamp Reintroduces Bipartisan Bill to Ease Financial Costs of Adoption in...
March 23, 2015, WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Heidi Heitkamp today reintroduced her bipartisan bill to ease the financial challenges of adopting children in tribal communities in North Dakota and...
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