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An Act To Establish For The Placement Of Indian Children In Foster Or Adoptive Homes To Prevent The Breakup Of Indian Families, And For Other Purposes, United States Congress
An Act To Establish For The Placement Of Indian Children In Foster Or Adoptive Homes To Prevent The Breakup Of Indian Families, And For Other Purposes, United States Congress
US Government Documents related to Indigenous Nations
This United States (US) public law, also known as the Indian Child Welfare Act (IWCA) passed on November 8, 1978, addressed the high rate of removal of Indigenous children from their homes. The law established federal standards for removal and placement of children, imposing guidelines that aim to keep Indigenous children connected to their tribe and to their culture.
United States Indian Claims Commission Final Report, United States Indian Claims Commission
United States Indian Claims Commission Final Report, United States Indian Claims Commission
US Government Documents related to Indigenous Nations
This document, dated September 30, 1978, is the final report of the United States (US) Indian Claims Commission which operated from 1946 to 1978. The Claims Commission served as an intermediary between Indigenous people in the United States and the US Court of Claims to help process the volume of claims filed against the United States. Following the “Indian Citizenship Act” (An Act to Authorize the Secretary of the Interior to Issue Certificates of Citizenship to Indians) in 1924, an increasing number of Indigenous people were filing suit with the Court of Claims over treaty violations and other grievances about …