{"id":19491,"date":"2022-01-04T12:44:08","date_gmt":"2022-01-04T17:44:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.indianz.com\/News\/?p=19491"},"modified":"2022-01-04T12:44:10","modified_gmt":"2022-01-04T17:44:10","slug":"gaylord-news-indian-child-welfare-act-in-limbo-amid-high-stakes-challenge","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/2022\/01\/04\/gaylord-news-indian-child-welfare-act-in-limbo-amid-high-stakes-challenge\/","title":{"rendered":"Gaylord News: Indian Child Welfare Act in limbo amid high-stakes challenge"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"embed-responsive embed-responsive-16by9\">\r\n<span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/awHqgz8FzIA?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-US&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<figcaption class=\"figure-caption\">Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton (R): <a href=https:\/\/youtu.be\/awHqgz8FzIA>Meet the Brackeen Family<\/a>\r\n<\/figcaption>\r\n<div class=\"h3-responsive font-weight-bold\">State statutes could protect families if Indian Child Welfare Act is overturned <\/div>\r\n<div class=\"date\">Tuesday, January 4, 2022<\/div>\r\n<div class=\"byline\">By Nancy Marie Spears<\/div>\r\n<div class=\"source\">Gaylord News<\/div>\r\n<div class=\"source-links\"><a href=\"https:\/\/gaylordnews.net\/\">gaylordnews.net<\/a><\/div>\r\n<p><\/p>\r\nA Texas challenge to the federal Indian Child Welfare Act might not be entirely successful in at least nine states where state laws impose similar restrictions on the adoption of Indigenous children by non-Native parents, some experts say.<p><\/p>\r\nThe Supreme Court has been asked to hear a challenge from a Texas couple who called the law unconstitutional after it delayed their adoption of a Navajo child they had been fostering. The law was meant to stop the removal of Native children from their culture, and the Texas couple was initially turned down after tribal leaders found a home on the Navajo Nation where the child could go.<p><\/p>\r\nThe court has not yet said whether it will take the case, but Chrissi Nimmo, deputy attorney general for the Cherokee Nation, said state statutes can further protect Indigenous children and their families if the court ultimately finds the act unconstitutional. Arizona is not one of the nine states with comprehensive laws that might blunt any weakening of the federal act. <p><\/p>\r\n\u201cI think you will see tribes starting to put more effort \u2026 to strengthen state ICWA laws as a way to protect Indian kids, their families and tribes,\u201d Nimmo said.<p><\/p>\r\n<div class=row><div class=col-7><a href=\"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/2022\/01\/04\/gaylord-news-indian-child-welfare-act-in-limbo-amid-high-stakes-challenge\/chrissinimmo\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-19497\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"925\" height=\"1387\" data-attachment-id=\"19497\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/2022\/01\/04\/gaylord-news-indian-child-welfare-act-in-limbo-amid-high-stakes-challenge\/chrissinimmo\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/04\/ChrissiNimmo.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"925,1387\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Chrissi Nimmo\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;State statutes can protect Indigenous children if the federal act is ruled unconstitutional, says Chrissi Nimmo, deputy attorney general for the Cherokee Nation. (Photo courtesy Chrissi Ross Nimmo)&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/04\/ChrissiNimmo-683x1024.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/04\/ChrissiNimmo.jpg\" alt=\"Chrissi Nimmo\" class=\"size-full wp-image-19497\" \/><\/a><\/div><div class=\"col-5 align-self-end\"><figcaption class=\"figure-caption\"> State statutes can protect Indigenous children if the federal act is ruled unconstitutional, says Chrissi Nimmo, deputy attorney general for the Cherokee Nation.  Photo courtesy Chrissi Ross Nimmo <\/figcaption><\/div><\/div>\r\n<p><\/p>\r\nBut Jennifer and Chad Brackeen argue that the act, passed in 1978 to prevent Native children from being unfairly removed from their parents and adopted by non-Native parents, is unconstitutional because it uses race-based criteria in violation of their 14th Amendment rights to equal protection. Texas, Indiana and Louisiana are supporting the Fort Worth, Texas, couple in their lawsuit.<p><\/p>\r\nThe couple sought adoption in 2017 of a Navajo child they\u2019d been fostering but were blocked by Indian Child Welfare Act provisions when tribal leaders found a home for the child in the Navajo Nation.<p><\/p>\r\nWith help from corporate lawyers and the Texas attorney general, the couple fought the Navajo Nation and won custody of the child. In October 2018, the Brackeens filed a federal lawsuit on grounds of racial discrimination, arguing that the act made it harder for them to adopt the child.<p><\/p>\r\nCherokee Nation of Oklahoma, Oneida Nation of Wisconsin, Morongo Band of Mission Indians of California and Quinault Indian Nation of Washington oppose the effort to overturn the Indian Child Welfare Act.<p><\/p>\r\n <a href=\"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/2022\/01\/04\/gaylord-news-indian-child-welfare-act-in-limbo-amid-high-stakes-challenge\/tribesindianchildwelfareact\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-19496\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1920\" data-attachment-id=\"19496\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/2022\/01\/04\/gaylord-news-indian-child-welfare-act-in-limbo-amid-high-stakes-challenge\/tribesindianchildwelfareact\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/04\/tribesindianchildwelfareact-scaled.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"2560,1920\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;2.4&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;iPhone 11 Pro Max&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1579717792&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;1.54&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;20&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.0055555555555556&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Indian Child Welfare Act\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Leaders and representatives of the Cherokee Nation, the Oneida Nation, the Morongo Band of Mission Indians and the Quinault Nation pose outside of the 5th Circuit Court of Appeals in New Orleans, Louisiana, following oral arguments in a closely-watched Indian Child Welfare Act case on January 22, 2020. Photo by Indianz.Com &lt;a href=&quot;https:\/\/creativecommons.org\/licenses\/by-nc-sa\/4.0\/&quot;&gt;(CC BY-NC-SA 4.0)&lt;\/a&gt;&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/04\/tribesindianchildwelfareact-1024x768.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/04\/tribesindianchildwelfareact-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"Indian Child Welfare Act\"   class=\"size-full wp-image-19496\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"figure-caption\"> Leaders and representatives of the Cherokee Nation, the Oneida Nation, the Morongo Band of Mission Indians and the Quinault Nation pose outside of the 5th Circuit Court of Appeals in New Orleans, Louisiana, following oral arguments in a closely-watched Indian Child Welfare Act case on January 22, 2020. Photo by Indianz.Com <a href=\"https:\/\/creativecommons.org\/licenses\/by-nc-sa\/4.0\/\">(CC BY-NC-SA 4.0)<\/a><\/figcaption>\r\n<P><\/P>\r\nNimmo said in the unlikely scenario the law is overturned because it\u2019s race-based, that would impact state Indian child welfare laws because states can\u2019t treat people differently based on race.<p><\/p>\r\nBut if the court allows its anti-commandeering argument to stand, it wouldn\u2019t prevent states from passing or altering their own Indian child welfare statutes, regardless of the fate of the federal statute.<p><\/p>\r\n\u201cThe Indian Child Welfare Act is one of the most important acts of external sovereignty a tribe can engage in,\u201d said Claudette Grinnell-Davis, a University of Oklahoma professor.<p><\/p>\r\nGrinnell-Davis, with help from a grant from the Robert Wood Foundation, is <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ou.edu\/tulsa\/news\/2021\/ou-tulsa-faculty-member-receives-robert-wood-johnson-foundation-\">studying<\/a> how Nebraska\u2019s Indian child welfare statute has improved Nebraska\u2019s child welfare system as it relates to Indigenous children. Grinnell-Davis said the research not only is timely because of the Brackeen case, it will be the largest-scale attempt ever to evaluate Indian Child Welfare Act.<p><\/p>\r\n <a href=\"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/2022\/01\/04\/gaylord-news-indian-child-welfare-act-in-limbo-amid-high-stakes-challenge\/icwa-fray\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-19498\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"993\" height=\"1000\" data-attachment-id=\"19498\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/2022\/01\/04\/gaylord-news-indian-child-welfare-act-in-limbo-amid-high-stakes-challenge\/icwa-fray\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/04\/ClaudetteGrinnell-Davis.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"993,1000\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;Claudette Grinnell Davis&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;University of Oklahoma professor Claudette Grinnell-Davis is studying the effects of the Indian Child Welfare Act on Nebraska\\u2019s child welfare system.  (Photo courtesy Claudette Grinnell-Davis)&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1630596424&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;ICWA Fray&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Claudette Grinnell-Davis\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;University of Oklahoma professor Claudette Grinnell-Davis is studying the effects of the Indian Child Welfare Act on Nebraska\u2019s child welfare system.  (Photo courtesy Claudette Grinnell-Davis)&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/04\/ClaudetteGrinnell-Davis.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/04\/ClaudetteGrinnell-Davis.jpg\" alt=\"Claudette Grinnell-Davis\"  class=\"size-full wp-image-19498\" \/><\/a> <figcaption class=\"figure-caption\">University of Oklahoma professor Claudette Grinnell-Davis is studying the effects of the Indian Child Welfare Act on Nebraska\u2019s child welfare system.   Photo courtesy Claudette Grinnell-Davis )<\/figcaption>\r\n<p><\/p>\r\nAn Oklahoma Department of Human Services report released in September 2020 said 7,774 children were in foster care, with 322 in tribal custody. Of the 7,452 in state custody, 2,567 were Indigenous.<p><\/p>\r\nOklahoma human services data <a href=\"https:\/\/www.potawatomi.org\/blog\/2021\/04\/06\/disproportionate-representation-of-native-americans-in-foster-care-across-united-states\/\">indicated<\/a> more than 80% of Oklahoma\u2019s foster and adoptive homes are not Indigenous, but the likelihood of having an Indigenous child placement was high.<p><\/p>\r\nNine states have their own versions of the federal Indian Child Welfare Act. Oregon passed legislation in July 2020; Oklahoma\u2019s was adopted in 2017. Washington state, Iowa, Minnesota, Michigan, Nebraska, Wisconsin and Louisiana also have state statutes.<p><\/p>\r\nThe Indian Child Welfare Act is known as the \u201cgold standard\u201d in federal child welfare policy, said David Simmons, the National Indian Child Welfare Association\u2019s director of government affairs and advocacy.<p><\/p>\r\nThe nine states\u2019 statutes address everything the federal statute does, but those are just the comprehensive state statutes, Simmons said.<p><\/p><div class=\"mt-1 mb-1\"><ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display:block; text-align:center;\" data-ad-layout=\"in-article\" data-ad-format=\"fluid\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-8411603009680747\" data-ad-slot=\"6394965691\"><\/ins><script>(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});<\/script><\/div><p><\/p>\r\nTexas, he noted, is among the 30 or so states with language in their existing child welfare systems mentioning or supporting Indian child welfare provisions.<p><\/p>\r\n\u201cStates and tribal nations are realizing there is much more benefit and power in working together on these cases, than there is to not,\u201d Simmons said. \u201cI continue to see it as a sign of increased support and adoption of ICWA\u2019s principles in state child welfare law.\u201d<p><\/p>\r\nKathryn Fort, representing the <a href=\"https:\/\/urldefense.com\/v3\/__https:\/\/gaylordnews.net\/7121\/news\/oklahoma-organizations-foster-families-react-to-developments-in-supreme-courts-review-of-indian-child-welfare-act\/\">four tribes<\/a> intervening in the case, said she expects more tribes signing onto amicus briefs to support the Indian Child Welfare Act, joining the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.supremecourt.gov\/DocketPDF\/21\/21-376\/195984\/20211008165606962_41401%20pdf%20Jacket%20br.pdf\">hundreds who have already done so this fall<\/a>.<p><\/p>\r\n<div class=\"embed-responsive embed-responsive-16by9\">\r\n<span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/LyY-KY3EdIs?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-US&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<figcaption class=\"figure-caption\">Indian Country Today:  <a href=https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=LyY-KY3EdIs>Newscast &#8211; &#8216;This Land&#8217; tackles attacks on ICWA &#8211; November 2, 2021<\/a>\r\n<\/figcaption>\r\n<P><\/P>\r\nIn season 2 of her podcast, \u201cThis Land,\u201d Cherokee journalist Rebecca Nagle investigated underlying custody cases and major players in the effort to overturn the act.<p><\/p>\r\n\u201cNon-relatives were chosen over relatives in half of the cases,\u201d Nagle said. \u201cIn one case, non-relatives were chosen over another Navajo family.\u201d<p><\/p>\r\nNagle said an \u201codd cast of characters&#8221; is fighting the Indian Child Welfare Act in the Supreme Court. The Brackeens sought legal help from corporate law firms who typically represent such corporations as Walmart, Chevron and Amazon, rather than family law, she said.<p><\/p>\r\n\u201cThese cases are really kind of a Trojan horse for other money interests,\u201d Nagle said.<p><\/p>\r\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Have you seen NICWA&#39;s Guide to Compliance with the Indian Child Welfare Act? This guide is designed to help individuals understand<br>ICWA\u2019s requirements and is meant to be read in conjunction with the law. To find this resource on our website, visit <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/fIyHqJS4qU\">https:\/\/t.co\/fIyHqJS4qU<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/91XneAdxGB\">pic.twitter.com\/91XneAdxGB<\/a><\/p>&mdash; NICWA (@NativeChildren) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NativeChildren\/status\/1445449154902167555?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 5, 2021<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\r\n<p><\/p>\r\nOne issue with the Indian Child Welfare Act is the lack of consequences for state agencies that aren\u2019t compliant.<p><\/p>\r\n\u201cWho won custody in a lot of these cases really came down to who had more money and legal resources,\u201d Nagle said.<p><\/p>\r\nConnie Johnson, a former Oklahoma state senator from Holdenville, said she\u2019ll be livid if the act is overturned. Johnson is a Black woman of Choctaw descent who is running for governor of Oklahoma.<p><\/p>\r\n\u201cI think it&#8217;s pretty arrogant for these families seeking to repeal ICWA to disregard indigenous culture and the importance of children growing up in their culture,\u201d Johnson said.<p><\/p>\r\n<em>Nancy Marie Spears, a Gaylord News reporter based in Washington, is an enrolled member of the Cherokee Nation of Oklahoma. Gaylord News is a reporting project of the University of Oklahoma Gaylord College of Journalism and Mass Communication. For more stories from Gaylord News visit <a href=\"https:\/\/gaylordnews.net\/\">GaylordNews.net<\/a>.<\/em><p><\/p>\r\n<STRONG>For more stories from Cronkite News, visit <A href=\"https:\/\/cronkitenews.azpbs.org\/?utm_source=referral&amp;utm_medium=referral&amp;utm_campaign=client\">cronkitenews.azpbs.org<\/A>.<\/STRONG>\r\n<p><\/p>\r\n<div class=\"h5-responsive sub\">5th Circuit Court of Appeals Decision <em>En Banc<\/em><\/div>\r\n<a href=\"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/07\/18-11479-CV2.pdf\">Brackeen v. Haaland<\/a> [325 pages] (April 6, 2021)<BR>\r\n<a href=https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/07\/18-11479-percuriam.pdf>Per Curiam <\/a> [Summary 7 pages] (April 6, 2021)<BR>\r\n<a href=https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/07\/18-11479-dennis.pdf>Judge James Dennis  <\/a> [Opinion 153 pages] (April 6, 2021)<BR>\r\n<a href=https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/07\/18-11479-duncan.pdf> Judge Stuart Kyle Duncan<\/a> [Opinion 122 pages] (April 6, 2021)<BR>\r\n<a href=https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/07\/18-11479-owen.pdf>Judge Priscilla R. Owen<\/a> [Concurring in part\/Dissenting in part 9 pages](April 6, 2021)<BR>\r\n<a href=https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/07\/18-11479-wiener.pdf>Judge Jacques L. Wiener, Jr.<\/a> [Dissenting in part 8 pages] (April 6, 2021)<BR>\r\n<a href=https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/07\/18-11479-haynes.pdf>Judge Catharina Haynes<\/a> [Concurring 2 pages] (April 6, 2021)<BR>\r\n<a href=https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/07\/18-11479-higginson.pdf>Judge Stephen A. Higginson<\/a> [Concurring in Part 4 pages] (April 6, 2021)<BR>\r\n<a href=https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/07\/18-11479-costa.pdf>Judge Gregg Costa<\/a> [Concurring in part \/ Dissenting in part 20 pages] (April 6, 2021)\r\n<p><\/p>\r\n<div class=\"h5-responsive sub\">Prior 5th Circuit Court of Appeals Decision<\/div>\r\n<A \r\nhref=\"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/2019\/08\/09\/18-11479.pdf\">Brackeen v. \r\nBernhardt<\/A> (August 9, 2019) <BR><A \r\nhref=\"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/2019\/08\/16\/18-11479owen.pdf\">Brackeen v. \r\nBernhardt Partial Dissent<\/A> (August 16, 2019) \r\n<p><\/p>\r\n<HR><EM>Note: This story originally <a href=\"https:\/\/gaylordnews.net\/7213\/news\/native-american\/indian-child-welfare-act-experts-say-state-statutes-could-protect-native-families\/\">appeared on Cronkite News<\/a>.  It  is published via a <A href=\"https:\/\/creativecommons.org\/licenses\/by-sa\/3.0\/\">Creative  Commons license<\/A>. 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