Stephanie Sanchez | November 13, 2017 | American Indian Law, Children and the Law
In the case, S.S. v. Colorado River Indian Tribes, the U.S. Supreme Court recently denied a petition for certiorari filed by the Goldwater Institute. The petition alleges the Indian Child Welfare Act, a federal law that established standards for the placement of...
Phoebe Tollefson | September 8, 2017 | American Indian Law
Bonnie Littlesun is raising eight children, all but one of whom are her grandkids, and she wouldn’t have it any other way. “They’re crazy,” she said, laughing. It was mid-morning on Thursday and she had a brief break while her grandbaby slept and the others were at...
Kate Fort | June 16, 2017 | American Indian Law
Opinion here: Gila River Indian Community v. Dept. of Child Safety, Sarah H., Jeremy H., A.D. This case was originally the In re A.D. case, the same A.D. who was the Goldwater Institute’s named plaintiff in Carter (A.D.) v. Washburn (now on appeal to the 9th Circuit)....
Wenona T. Singel | September 4, 2016 | American Indian Law
In the video above, Associate Reporter Wenona Singel discusses Indian child welfare – the history and the clarity that the Restatement will offer. SHARE Tags: Children, Indian Child Welfare Act Wenona T. Singel Associate Reporter, American Indian Law Restatement...
Matthew L.M. Fletcher and Wenona T. Singel | August 28, 2016 | American Indian Law
Project Reporters Matthew Fletcher and Wenona Singel have posted “Indian Children and the Federal Tribal Trust Relationship” on SSRN*.Abstract:This article develops the history of the role of Indian children in the formation of the federal-tribal trust relationship...
