Two updates related to advocacy for Indigenous people:
Supreme Court Upholds National Indian Child Welfare Act opens in a new tab (ICWA)
Haaland v. Brackeen is the lawsuit brought by Texas (and previously Indiana and Louisiana) and several individual plaintiffs, who alleged ICWA is unconstitutional. This case worked its way through the lower courts (federal district court, Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit en banc). ICWA was upheld by the U.S. Supreme Court on June 15, 2023.
Truth and Healing Commission Bill Passes U.S. Senate Committee on Indian Affairs opens in a new tab
Senate Bill S.1723 to establish the Truth and Healing Commission on Indian Boarding School Policies in the United States was updated and passed through to the Senate. Read more on Indian Boarding Schools in our October 2022 newsletter.
Many related resources and education materials are available from the National Native American Boarding School Healing Coalition opens in a new tab.
