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An unprecedented leak from the nation’s highest court is coming amid extreme uncertainty for tribes and their sovereign rights.
The nation’s highest court is set for another tribal sovereignty showdown as the state of Oklahoma continues efforts to weaken a landmark treaty rights decision.
The nation’s highest court is once again entering a season of significant change with major Indian law cases on the docket and a historic nominee nearing confirmation.
Wabanaki Nations seek ‘equality’ for their tribal sovereignty (April 4, 2022)
With one long-overdue legislative achievement under their belts, tribal nations from one of the furthest ends of Indian Country are asking Congress to fully recognize their sovereignty. 
The House Subcommittee for Indigenous Peoples of the United States holds a legislative hearing on three bills of interest in Indian Country.
The House Subcommittee for Indigenous Peoples of the United States holds a legislative hearing on three bills of interest in Indian Country.
Chuck Hoskin: Cherokee Nation honors unsung social worker heroes (March 14, 2022)
Social workers change lives every day. They serve our people – from newborns to elders – when they most need help. 
Sunshine Suzanne Sykes, a citizen of the Navajo Nation, is hoping to become the first Native federal judge in the entire state of California.
The fate of the Indian Child Welfare Act is in the hands of the highest court in the land.
Native America Calling: The Native political issues to watch (January 11, 2022)
Native political watchers are giving their insights into the major issues likely to make waves in the coming year. 
Tribes and their advocates are studying ways to strengthen state laws as the Indian Child Welfare Act remains in limbo in the courts.
Tribal leaders hail historic nomination of Native woman to federal bench (December 17, 2021)
Tribal leaders are welcoming the historic nomination of Sunshine Suzanne Sykes, a citizen of the Navajo Nation, to the federal bench. 
President Biden nominates another Native woman to federal bench (December 15, 2021)
President Joe Biden continues to make history with his judicial nominations, announcing another Native woman to serve on the federal bench. 
Freedom Socialist: Conservative attack on Indian Child Welfare Act continues (December 1, 2021)
Determined right-wing forces have piled onto a critical court case in order to overturn the hard-won Indian Child Welfare Act. 
Native children continue to be overrepresented in state foster care systems, taken from their homes at high rates.
The nation’s highest court is running into snags that have plagued other institutions grappling with the ongoing health crisis.
Long considered by legal experts as the gold standard of adoption law, the Indian Child Welfare Act faces its most significant legal challenge yet.
Native America Calling: Revisiting the idea of reparations (September 3, 2021)
Australia is paying out close to $379 million directly to Indigenous peoples who suffered from the government’s forced removal of children from families. 
The sordid history of the U.S. effort to bring Native children into boarding schools is, quite frankly, staggering.
The Senate Committee on Indian Affairs has rescheduled its hearing on Indian health and Native youth legislation.
Federal officials and Indian Country leaders are testifying about Indian health and Native youth legislation.
Tribes and their advocates are breathing a sigh of relief after the nation’s highest court protected a key Indian health care law from a Republican attack.
Chuck Hoskin: Cherokee Nation takes child care seriously (May 10, 2021)
As Cherokee people, we have raised our children together since time immemorial. Let’s not stray from this Cherokee way of life.
A federal appeals court struck down some previsions of the Indian Child Welfare Act while upholding others in a complex and sometimes divided 325-page ruling.
California Tribal Families Coalition responds to ICWA decision (April 8, 2021)
The California Tribal Families Coalition is calling a federal appeals court decision “troubling” but says it won’t immediately impact Indian Child Welfare Act matters in their state. 
Legal experts are deeply concerned about an “incredibly divisive” ruling from a federal appeals court that struck down parts of the Indian Child Welfare Act.
Protect ICWA Campaign statement on ICWA decision (April 7, 2021)
National Indian organizations are “deeply concerned” about a federal appeals court ruling in a closely-watched Indian Child Welfare Act case. 
Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals: Brackeen v. Haaland (April 7, 2021)
A federal appeals court finally issued a long-awaited decision in a closely-watched Indian Child Welfare Act case. 
Michael Weahkee will be stepping down as director of the Indian Health Service on January 20.
Cronkite News: Indian Country prepares for new era with Joe Biden as president (December 28, 2020)
The federal government may not have a stellar track record when it comes to keeping promises in Indian Country, but tribal leaders think President-elect Joe Biden could be the exception. 
As they have for the past 17 years, Native men and women stood atop a windswept hill overlooking the Missouri River. They prayed for the Native children lost to the state welfare system.
Photos: Memorial March to Honor Our Lost Children (November 27, 2020)
The 18th Annual Memorial March to Honor Our Lost Children took place on Wednesday, November 25, 2020, in Sioux City, Iowa. 
Crushing Colonialism: Colonizer theft of Indigenous children (November 17, 2020)
Children have been stolen from Indigenous communities for generations. 
Supreme Court hears arguments in Affordable Care Act case (November 10, 2020)
The U.S. Supreme Court is hearing arguments in a case that could undo the Indian Health Care Improvement Act. 
Indian Country Today: Fate of Indian Child Welfare Act up to federal courts (October 12, 2020)
Indian Child Welfare Act advocates are raising questions about President Trump’s pick to the nation’s highest court, whose religious background and adoptions are at issue. 
Appeals court hears arguments in COVID-19 funding dispute (September 11, 2020)
Tribal governments remain united as a federal appeals court determines the fate of more than a half-billion dollars in COVID-19 funding that’s been at the center of one of the most bitter Indian law and policy disputes in decades.
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