ICWA – Tao Talk

Turtle Talk Guest Writer Katie Mimini. Katie Mimini is a JD/MPP student at Columbia Law School and the Harvard Kennedy School.

Katie talks about National Native American Law Students Association and why it is important.

Update: Podcast about Brackeen from Professor Wenona Singel, Co-Author and Spouse of Professor Matthew Fletcher (was: More on Haaland v. Brackeen (ICWA) ruling by The Supremes from MSU Law Professor, Matthew Fletcher)

Excerpt from the article, telling a little bit about who Professor Matthew Fletcher is: Fletcher, ’97, is the Harry Burns Hutchins Collegiate Professor of Law. He teaches and writes in the areas of federal Indian law, American Indian tribal law, Anishinaabe legal and political philosophy, constitutional law, federal courts, and legal ethics. He also sits…

Amicus Briefs in Haaland v. Brackeen — Turtle Talk

FOR THOSE FOLLOWING THE ICWA CHALLENGE CASE, LOOK AT THE SUPPORT THE SIDE TO KEEP IT IN PLACE HAS GENERATED. STRONG STRONG STRONG SUPPORT FOR ICWA. YES! We have a total of 21 pro-ICWA Amicus Briefs. Here they are in some rough categories and some VERY rough summaries. In writing this post, I became overwhelmed…

Indian Child Welfare

image link I’ve been thinking about the overview video I watched yesterday from Turtle Talk. I took a few notes as I listened and hope I got everything straight as I wrote it down. My notes: In 1978, the US Federal Government enacted the Indian Child Welfare Act (ICWA.) At that time 1/3 of Indian…

Fletcher, Fort, and Singel: “Defending the Indian Child Welfare Act” — Turtle Talk

For anyone interested in learning more about the mission and activities of the Michigan State University’s Indigenous Law & Policy Center, this one-hour video gives you a very good look at who they are and what they do. It’s important. The issues span generations and across the United States. Indian Child Welfare Matters! If you…