Andrea Martin on ICWA and an Antiracist Child Welfare Policy — Turtle Talk

Andrea Martin has posted “Beyond Brackeen: Active Efforts Toward Antiracist Child Welfare Policy,” forthcoming in the Yale Law and Policy Journal, on SSRN. Here is the abstract: Due to structural racism, legal protections afforded to families of children in the foster care system have been significantly eroded and continue to be challenged. As a result, […]…

Bethany Hughes on the History of Natives at UMich — Turtle Talk (now updated with YouTube of the lecture)

The University of Michigan has a complicated history with Native American communities, which were vital to its very existence. Join us for a discussion with Bethany Hughes, assistant professor of American Culture, on the historic and ongoing activism of Native American students. Can U-M Fulfill Its Promise to Native Americans?Fifty Years of Native American Student ActivismThursday, […]…