State responds to possible loss of Indian Child Welfare Act
CHEYENNE — In the face of an upcoming U.S. Supreme Court decision that could unravel federal protections over the placement of Native American chil...
CHEYENNE — In the face of an upcoming U.S. Supreme Court decision that could unravel federal protections over the placement of Native American children in their tribal communities, lawmakers moved forward with a stopgap bill that would codify the law into state statute. For more than 40 years, the federal Indian Child Welfare Act has helped prioritize the placement of Native American kids in foster care or adoption within their tribal communities. But that's in jeopardy now that the U.S. Supreme Court might rule the 1978 act to be unconstitutional.