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Joe DeLaCruz , Native American leader in Washington, U.S., president for 22 years of the Quinault Tribe of the Quinault Reservation. Vine Deloria, Jr. ( Yankton Dakota - Standing Rock Nakota , 1993–2005) was an American Indian author, theologian, historian, and activist.
The Indian Child Welfare Act of 1978 (ICWA, enacted November 8, 1978 and codified at 25 U.S.C. §§ 1901–1963 [1]) is a United States federal law that governs jurisdiction over the removal of American Indian children from their families in custody, foster care, and adoption cases.
At the request of Native American leaders in the state, in 1971 the North Carolina General Assembly authorized the creation of the Commission of Indian Affairs. [1] The enabling legislation of the commission tasked it with four goals: to provide services to Indian communities, to promote social and economic development, to promote recognition of Indian culture, and to preserve Indian cultural ...
The Supreme Court affirmed a Native American adoption law that gives preference to Native Americans in the adoption process.
Jennifer Brackeen, an anesthesiologist, and her husband, a civil engineer turned stay-at-home dad, are parents to two biological children and two Native American siblings -- a 7-year-old boy and 4 ...
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Native American politics remain divided over different issues such as assimilation, education, healthcare, and economic factors that affect reservations. As a multitude of nations living within the United States, the Native American peoples face conflicting opinions within their tribes, essentially those living on federally approved reservations.
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