Ben RowswellJun 15, 2023
All of us who care about preserving First Nations communities and their existence as nations should celebrate the U.S. Supreme Court decision upholding the "Indian Child Welfare Act." #saveicwa #protecticwa #icwa
The challenge to the law would have eliminated protections that would keep indigenous children in indigenous communities.
https://www.nytimes.com/2023/06/15/us/supreme-court-native-american-children-tribes.html #wearestillhere
Supreme Court Upholds Native American Adoption Law

At issue in the case was whether a law aimed at keeping Native American adoptees within tribes is constitutional.

The New York Times
Show thread𝓥𝓲𝓬𝓽🍓𝓻𝓲𝓪Jun 14, 2023
@AliNahdee What Dustin^ said. I follow #Native #Indigenous #NDN #FirstNations and a ton of other hashtags that are in our lane (like #MMIW, #ProtectICWA, #NAHM, etc.) . We’re here. There are also like 3? Native instances if you want to move to one. Or you can see what folks are posting on them easily with an app like Ice Cubes for Mastodon.
HistoPol (#HP) 🏴 🇺🇸 🏴Jun 11, 2023

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@GottaLaff
@flexghost
Apart from the constantly abysmal news items that threaten all or part of humanity's livelihood, like the #ClimateCrisis or the #WarInUkraine, there is an almost weekly new onslaught on our hard-earned (by our forbears) #CivilRights.

This week, #IndigenousRights​ of children, the #NativeAmericans, are on the line at #SCOTUS.

It is good that #Zoomers have joined the fight:

https://stranger.social/@indigenous_commentator/110487519793891287

#ProtectICWA #SaveICWA

Indigenous Commentator (@[email protected])

Attached: 1 video On June 20th #SCOTUS will be deciding on #ICWA. No big deal, just the fate of #Indigenous sovereignty and whether there will be a future or cultural genocide... Call #SCOTUS 202-479-3011(updated number) M-F 9am-5:30pm. Give them a call. Let them know how you feel on any and ALL issues you don't think they have a right to decide on. Let them know we are watching them! 👀 #ProtectICWA #SaveICWA #IndigenousRights

stranger.social
mini 🧵May 25, 2023

Forever Home

A Native woman fought for years to gain custody of her granddaughter. Now the case is before the Supreme Court—and could have consequences beyond child welfare.

https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2023/02/brackeen-haaland-scotus-indian-child-welfare-act-icwa/

#ProtectICWA #ICWA

Art credit to Metis artist: Natasha Donovan https://www.natashadonovan.com

"We need every child—there’s only so many of us": The SCOTUS case that could upend Native life

How a custody battle turned into a referendum on Native rights

Mother Jones
𝓥𝓲𝓬𝓽🍓𝓻𝓲𝓪May 3, 2023
@[email protected] Some more hashtags I have seen or used: #RedDressDay, #RockYourMocs, #NAHM (aka #NativeAmericanHeritageMonth), #OrangeShirtDay, #NationalAboriginalDay, #IndigenousPeoplesDay, #NativesVote, #ProtectICWA, #DefendTheSacred, #HonorTheTreaties, #SovereigntyBack, #FoodSovereignty, #NAGPRA, #Repatriation, #IdleNoMore, #LanguageBack, #LanguageRevitalization, #Powwow, #Powwows, #StopDisenrollment
pnutbutterprincess 💙 she/herApr 23, 2023

A quick and evocative article by Tokata Iron Eyes and Chase Iron Eyes, a reminder that the genocide began with the conception of the US and Canada but has not stopped.

You need to start caring about our indigenous comrades.

If you care about justice: pay attention
If you care about anticolonialism: pay attention
If you care about fighting genocide: pay attention
If you care about the climate: pay attention

Native nations are the treasurers of the wisdom we need to care for the land here on Turtle Island, and are speaking out. So listen to them. Make the conscious effort to seek out native voices.

#ProtectICWA #LandBack

Here is a start, the article on the Doctrine of Discovery from the Lakota People's Law Project

https://lakotalaw.org/news/2023-04-19/doctrine-of-discovery-not-enough

The Vatican Disavowed the Doctrine of Discovery. It’s Not Enough.

AbeniMar 31, 2023

"...in order for there to be infants and children available to adopt, there has to be family separation. There has to be a crisis and loss. There has to be systematic disenfranchisement and a family left feeling like there’s no other way. Or a family having their rights violated. Whether the child is adopted by a straight couple or a gay couple doesn’t matter."

https://tinyurl.com/mr2hkrh5

#adoption #Abolition #AbolishCPS #ProtectICWA #FamilySeparation #ProtectTransYouth #TransParentsAreSacred

Adoption Abolition: Anti-LGBTQ?

A Transmasc Black biracial "transracial adoptee" reflects on a warped understanding of adoption and child welfare abolition in wake of more than 15 anti-trans bills circulating in their home state.

Sarabi
AnonOpsUnitedFeb 16, 2023
#ProtectICWA #ICWA #IndigenousRights
The historical, traumatic, and attempts of systemic annihilation of tribes from the U.S. Government cannot be ignored. Help protect Native American families by standing up for ICWA against the Supreme Court and stop systemic oppression
AnonOpsUnitedFeb 15, 2023
#ProtectICWA #icwa #nativelaw
Native American families are 4X more likely to have their kids removed and placed in foster care than white families. While also having indigenous children placed into white families.
anna_lillith 🇺🇦🌱🐖Feb 12, 2023

#Native children and U.S. Secretary of the Interior Deb Haaland are under legal attack in Brackeen v. Haaland. The powerful people behind the lawsuit include both #BigOil and the State of #Texas. If their attempt to have a conservative-majority Supreme Court overturn the #IndianChildWelfareAct is successful, the door will be open to the total elimination of #TribalSovereignty.

Take action now to stop this horrific attack on Native rights!

https://action.lakotalaw.org/action/protect-icwa/?ms=tw_share&snw=2&ref=0e22ab7e-8a50-40eb-b034-7c54a76e0e76

#ICWA #ProtectICWA

Protect ICWA and Tribal Sovereignty!

Native children and U.S. Secretary of the Interior Deb Haaland are under legal attack in Brackeen v. Haaland. The powerful people behind the lawsuit include both Big Oil and the State of Texas. If their attempt to have a conservative-majority Supreme Court overturn the Indian Child Welfare Act is successful, the door will be open to the elimination of tribal mineral rights, gaming revenues, and sovereignty. Take action now to stop this attack on Native rights!