The Supreme Court is hearing a case that could dismantle the Indian Child Welfare Act, also known as ICWA. The law was passed in 1978 to combat a history of forced family separation in the United States and prevent the removal of Native children from their communities. But now, in Haaland v. Brackeen, ICWA could be completely overturned.
In the
third episode of Dissent, host Jordan Smith is joined by Rebecca Nagle,
a journalist, citizen of the Cherokee Nation, and host of the podcast
“This Land.” Smith and Nagle break down the case and its broad
implications for laws based on tribes’ political relationship with the
U.S. government. INTERCEPT
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