indian child
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Justices abandon ‘Indian child’ case, but with more potentially on horizon
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Less than two weeks before the justices were scheduled to hear oral arguments, the Colorado Supreme Court dismissed as moot a case that questioned what, specifically, government agencies have to do when there is information suggesting a child in a custody matter is American Indian. Under the Indian Child Welfare Act of 1978 (ICWA), tribal…
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Claims of tribal heritage not enough to trigger ‘Indian child’ protections, state justices say
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Family members’ assertions that a child has American Indian heritage are insufficient to trigger the longstanding federal protections for tribal children in welfare proceedings, the Colorado Supreme Court ruled on Monday. The justices resolved an issue that has split the state’s Court of Appeals and focused attention on a key section of the Indian Child…
