Tag Archives: ICWA

Dear Justice Alito, I heard your question

Posted on November 14, 2022 by Stephen Carr Hampton

Dear Justice Alito, I listened to the oral arguments in Brakeen v Haaland. I heard your question: “but why — why is it rational [to foster a child in the home of someone from another tribe, as a third-tier option]? … Continue reading →

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Rescuing Navajo babies

Posted on November 1, 2022 by Stephen Carr Hampton

Lest one think the White Savior Industrial Complex is a recent development, Christians have been rescuing Navajo babies from their families for centuries. And the Supreme Court is considering it again. The Catholics It started with the Spaniards, but continued … Continue reading →

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The Right Wing attack on ICWA and Tribal Sovereignty

Posted on October 22, 2021 by Stephen Carr Hampton

In Season 2 of her podcast, This Land, Rebecca Nagle does some serious investigative journalism, uncovering a small network of powerful ultra-conservative power-brokers, foundations, law firms, attorneys, and judges working together to tear down the Indian Child Welfare Act (ICWA). … Continue reading →

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Federal Court Victory for Oglala and Rosebud Sioux Children

Posted on April 1, 2015 by Stephen Carr Hampton

The Geneva Convention defines genocide as “…any of the following acts committed with intent to destroy, in whole or in part, a national, ethnical, racial or religious group, as such: (a) Killing members of the group; (b) Causing serious bodily … Continue reading →

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