On Monday, the U.S. Supreme Court agreed to hear challenges against the Indian Child Welfare Act, or ICWA, in a case known as Brackeen v. Haaland. The outcome of the case could have far-reaching consequences for the 44-year-old law.
ICWA was established after decades of Indian children being removed from their homes by non-Native social workers and religious institutions and placed with non-Native families. Native American rights advocates helped pass the law with the goal of keeping Indigenous ...