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Court to rehear law on adoptions of Native American children

Court to rehear law on adoptions of Native American children

By /November 7, 2019 /Local News

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — A federal appeals court announced Thursday that it will take a second look at an emotionally fraught lawsuit governing the adoption of Native American children. In August, a three-judge panel of the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals upheld the Indian Child Welfare Act of 1978. […]

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Report: US fails in funding obligation to Native Americans

Report: US fails in funding obligation to Native Americans

By /December 20, 2018 /Local News

FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. (AP) — A new report by the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights finds that funding levels for Native American tribes are woefully inadequate despite the federal government’s responsibility to provide for education, public safety, health care and other services under treaties, laws and other acts. The report made […]

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