U.S. Supreme Court Affirms the Indian Child Welfare Act
June 29, 2022
The ruling is a major victory for tribal sovereignty. "The bottom line is that we reject all of petitioners’ challenges to the statute," Justice Amy Coney Barrett wrote in the majority opinion upholding the law.
At the 2023 State of Indian Nations, President Fawn Sharp’s address calls on tribes, tribal leaders to seize momentum and keep pushing forward on issues facing Indian Country.