Document Type
Article
Publication Date
2-2025
Abstract
When the Supreme Court, in Brackeen v. Haaland, upheld the Indian Child Welfare Act (ICWA) — federal legislation making it harder for child family regulation (a.k.a. child protection) agencies to separate Indigenous children from their parents — it centered Congress’s effort to remedy a long history of unwarranted separations of Indigenous families.
Disciplines
Family Law | Indigenous, Indian, and Aboriginal Law | Law
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Recommended Citation
Josh Gupta-Kagan, Completing ICWA’s History, JOTWELL (February 10, 2025) (reviewing Laura Briggs, "Haaland v. Brackeen and Mancari: On History, Taking Children, and the Right-Wing Assault on Indigenous Sovereignty," 56 Conn. L. Rev. 1121 (2024)), https://family.jotwell.com/completing-icwas-history/.