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I know I already made a post about this. But ICWA is LITERALLY being challenged by a white couple that wants to adopt indigenous children to erase their culture and Christianize them. The tribe, whom has a say in who can take their children, is like "Nah, we don't want our youth Christianized like you tride last time"
And the lawyer that's helping the white couple try to overturn ICWA (so that they can erase the cultures of indigenous children) is doing it pro-bono (which means he's not charging the couple anything).
AND that lawyer is a big time lawyer whose clients are usually oil and gas industries. He's literally fighting for indigenous children to be ripped from their tribes and culture so there's less indigenous people to protest big oil destroying their sacred land.
-fae
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For people who live in the U.S., November can bring to mind a lot of things, and one of them is Thanksgiving. This can be a complicated holiday because while most people just see it as an excuse to get together with friends and family and pig out, we all know that the story of the "First Thanksgiving" is bullshit.
This November, and for as long as it takes, I'm asking you to keep Native American and Alaska Native rights in mind and to fight for them. ICWA, the Indian Child Welfare Act, is at risk.
This act was created to stop cultural genocide. Until the late 1900s, Native American and Alaska Native children were routinely kidnapped and placed in residential schools and white families, where they faced abuse, forced assimilation, and sometimes murder. ICWA was passed in 1978 to stop this by allowing tribes to control the foster and adoption placement of Native American and Alaska Native children.
However, today, the SCOTUS started hearing arguments in a case that could overturn ICWA. This would not only endanger children and allow cultural genocide, but it would endanger tribal sovereignty since it would deny sovereign tribes the rights over the placement of their own children.
This November, this Thanksgiving, and until ICWA has been upheld, I ask you to stand up for the rights of Native Americans and Alaska Natives.
Spread the word about what is happening. Don't let this get swept under the rug. Post about it. Tell your friends and family.
Sign petitions.
Write to representatives.
Reach out to local tribes to see what you can do to help.
Protest.
And if you can afford to do so, donate to Native American and Alaska Native organizations.
#ICWA#indigenous rights#native americans#alaska natives#indian child welfare act#Thanksgiving#Signal boost#Boost the signal
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ICWA STANDS!
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The Indian Child Welfare Act.
Youve hopefully been hearing about how the supreme court will hear the case of Brackeen v Haaland where the validity of ICWA will be decided on November 9th.
Here is a helpful breakdown on why it's so important.
(this includes food, healthcare, and our sovereign rights)
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The Lakota People's Law Project petition.
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As a native who didn't qualify for tribal protections because of tribal blood quantum laws, when I was separated from my family I wasnt placed with natives. I was placed with homophobic white christians. I'm nearly 30 now and still trying to reconnect with the culture and family I was cut off from.
ICWA fucking matters. We need to protect it. Kids need their family, they need their people. And right now they need you too.
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If you’re outside the US and want to help, here are ten things you can do to protect ICWA, Indigenous children, and Tribal Sovereignty as a whole.
Share information about ICWA, Brackeen v Haaland, and Tribal Sovereignty
Share information about rallies, protests, and strategy meetings
Share the donation information of organizations that are fighting to protect ICWA
Donate to those organizations to help them continue to fight
Share the stories of Indigenous adoptees, survivors of residential schools, and the families involved in Brackeen v Haaland
Follow @protectICWA on twitter for live updates
Educate yourself on Tribal Sovereignty, residential schools and the 60s scoop, and cultural genocide as a tool of genocide.
Educate yourself on MMIP/MMIWG2S and familiarize yourself with the tactics those against Tribal Sovereignty use to undermine us.
Learn exactly who is fighting to get rid of ICWA and why. Hint: Gibson Dunn (representing the Brackeens) is the same law firm that supported the Dakota Access Pipeline (DAPL) Now I wonder who benefits from slowly but surely removing Indigenous people from our lands? 🤔
Uplift Indigenous voices that are speaking out and speaking up on ALL platforms. Tell your friends, tell your family, and show up to support us if you can. If ICWA is struck down, we will not be going without a fight. Be prepared.
This linktree has tons of information about ICWA, why it is important, what’s at stake, and what you can do to help. Even simply sharing an article link from here to 10 followers that go on to share to their 10 followers can help!
Every Child Matters 🪶
#icwa#indian child welfare act#us politics#current events#supreme court cases#supreme court#protect icwa#indigenous sovereignty#native american#native american heritage month#native#ndn tumblr#ndn#every child matters#mmiw#mmiwawareness#mmiwg2s
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PROTECT THE INDIAN CHILD WELFARE ACT(ICWA)!!! TEXT: “sign PCCPGW” to 50409 - a letter will be sent on your behalf to your congresspersons.
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Just a reminder that while you're protesting for abortion rights, the government is now going after the Indian Child Welfare Act and is attacking Indigenous sovereignty.
Not only is the United States government trying to take away tribal sovereignty, but they are also trying to force pregnant Indigenous women and two-spirited individuals to give birth and risk having their children stolen from them. This is an act of genocide. This is an act of forced assimilation. This is an act of cultural erasure.
So while you protest for your rights to choose to have an abortion, protest in favor of Indigenous people's sovereignty. Contact your state representatives. Pay attention to your state elections.
#roe v wade#indian child welfare act#indigenous#indigenous sovereignty#native american#native rights#abortion rights#abortion#witchblr#witchcraft#witch community
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It's good to see George Takei put his name and influence to spreading word of the renewed threat to US tribal culture and continuity--and the fundamental importance of ICWA (Indian Child Welfare Act). Why it matters. Still.
Thank you, George. Maybe this will land on more people's radar now.
#ICWA#Indian Child Welfare Act#ICWA under siege again#Keep children with their nations/culture#We don't want to be assimilated thank you
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#icwa#supernatural#spn#Destiel#protect icwa#save icwa#indian child welfare act#Destiel meme#scotus#Supreme Court#united states supreme court
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The Supreme Court is expected to reach a decision on the attempt up overthrow ICWA in June 2023.
Several states are trying to codify ICWA before it's potentially overturned.
Please reach out to your representatives to express your concern for the protection of ICWA.
(Each state has its own representatives, so you'll have to go in your state legislature website, do a search on which representatives represent you, and email and call them.)
This post has links on more ways you can help.
-fae
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So my post on Oklahoma making it legal to take indigenous children from their parents without tribal consent is blowing up, and I'm glad people are horrified. But what I need people to know is that this might happen on a national level.
The Supreme Court is debating overturning the Indian Child Welfare Act.
What this act does is give Native American and Alaska Native tribes and nations control over the foster and adoption placement of their children. To overturn it would be to say tribes and nations aren't sovereign, and it would also allow the U.S. government to forcibly assimilate indigenous children into other cultures.
Please:
Spread the word about what is happening.
Read online news articles about this; the more traffic on those articles, the more likely the press is to write more articles.
If there are protests in your area, join them.
If there are indigenous nations or tribes in your area, ask them how you can help.
Donate to indigenous rights organizations like Native American Rights Fund.
Write to your representatives.
If ICWA falls, keep all of the above up. Don't just shrug and think it's over.
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The Indian Child Welfare Act prevents the kidnapping of indigenous children to be raised by white people, and the adoption of indigenous children away from their community by non-natives, activities which have been part of the US Government's genocide against Native Americans.
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YEAH BABY THE SUPREME COURT JUST UPHELD THE INDIAN CHILD WELFARE ACT
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The Supreme Court Is Going To Be "Reviewing" The Indian Child Welfare Act In October
Yep. They're literally going to try and overturn the ICWA during Indigenous History Month. This is where we're at.
The Indian Child Welfare Act is a federal law that was created to decrease the number of Native Alaskan and American Indian children being forcibly removed from their homes and communities only to be adopted into non-Native homes. This is an incredibly damaging experience that is a key component of colonialism. Additionally, many other tribal sovereignty laws were passed on the precedent of the ICWA.
This coming on the heels of Roe V Wade is incredibly distressing. The combination of forced birth and forced removal of children will hit Native communities incredibly hard.
Here is a page from the Native American Rights Fund that goes into more detail; their organization accepts donations and is one of the entities battling this challenge.
Here is a page from the National Indian Children Welfare Association containing a press release about the pending court case; NICWA trains Indigenous child welfare workers and uses education and resource distribution to create positive home environments for Indigenous children. They offer online trainings for a fee and here is a page of resources about ICWA
And here is a petition created by the Lakota People's Law Project Action Center, asking President Biden and the Department of Justice to use their authority on the ICWA's behalf; LPLP is an advocacy group that was founded in 2004 in direct response to violations of the ICWA in South Dakota. They also accept donations.
More generally, here's a link to the First Nations Development Institute. They are the number one Native non-profit in the US and are in top 3% most highly accredited charities rated by Charity Navigator. They do EVERYTHING: fighting for land stewardship, financial education for Native communities, and trying to repair food inequality.
And finally, here's the Indigenous Women Rising's Abortion Fund; it is open to Indigenous people of all genders and sexual orientation who are seeking abortion care.
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#welfare#animal welfare#centrelink#ausgov#politas#indian child welfare act#social welfare#woman found dead in her home in surrey village after cops rush to welfare call as man and woman in their 60s arrested#corporate welfare#welfare state#auspol#tasgov#taspol#australia#neoliberal capitalism#fuck neoliberals#anthony albanese#albanese government
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ICWA literally just got saved from the chopping block and is being broken.
Chanel is a native baby who's mother was murdered by Chanel's father.
ICWA states a native child is to be looked by their community.
But Chanel, instead of being under the care of her grandmother is with a foster family in Alaska.
A very racist foster family.
Who fantasise about putting her work.
Dehumanise her by never calling her name and comparing her to a dog and Mowgli from the jungle book.
There is a petition here to request actions be made to bring Chanel back home to her grandmother.
Please sign.
This poor child deserves so much better than these awful people who compare her to animals and don't even try to hide their disdain for her people.
These people are actively breaking ICWA, which is protected by federal law.
Chanel is a baby and my heart breaks for her.
#ICWA#protect indigenous children#indian child welfare act#bring chanel home#native american#Child abuse#Racism
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