Many people assume that the intentional stripping of parental rights for Indigenous peoples ended with the closure of the American and Canadian “Indian Residential Schools” or with the Indian Child Welfare Act (or ICWA, here in the States back in 1978,) or even by the signing of Public Law 110-351, (link opens a pdf) which […]
Obviously, I haven’t been blogging much as of late (or at least anywhere near as much as I would have liked to, or have material for.) Hopefully, I’ll have some new posts up within the week. For the moment, though, I’m going to backtrack just a bit and point readers towards an article in Indian […]
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This is the latest in a series of posts I have done criticizing Nebraska’s legalized child abandonment laws. You can find my earlier posts via my Nebraska tag. *** Please see these two action alerts on what can still be done about the Nebraska dump law, there is still time to demand nothing short of […]
This is the latest in a series of posts I have done criticizing Nebraska’s legalized child abandonment laws. You can find my earlier posts via my Nebraska tag. *** Another day, another out of state dump, this time, a boy from Florida. The AP has an article out, just a couple hours old at this […]
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This is the latest in a series of posts I have done criticizing Nebraska’s legalized child abandonment laws. You can find my earlier posts via my Nebraska tag. *** Before even starting to write about this topic, keep in mind the disclaimer I’ve placed upon earlier writings I’ve done in relation to First Nations peoples […]
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