Daughters Given Up for Adoption Seek Knowledge About Their Culture and Birth Mothers

Mary Annette Pember
May 14, 2012
This year, for the first time in a long time, Mother’s Day didn’t bring with it the painful unknowns for Jeanne Winslow and Rachel Banks Kupcho of the Leech Lake Band of Ojibwe ...

Supreme Court Approached on ICWA Issue

Carol Berry
December 10, 2011
The Cherokee Nation and one of its members have asked the U.S. Supreme Court to decide issues raised by a ruling of the U.S...

Pre-Thanksgiving March Will Memorialize Iowa’s Lost Children

Stephanie Woodard
November 20, 2011
In the days before Thanksgiving, mourners and protesters will participate in the Ninth Annual Memorial March to Honor Our Lost Children...

Iowa Commission on Native American Affairs Meets in Des Moines

Stephanie Woodard
October 19, 2011
“Keeping our families intact is a priority,” said Judy Yellowbank, Winnebago Tribe of Nebraska and vice-chairperson of the Iowa Commission on Native American Affairs...

Tribal Law is Limited, Court Rules

Carol Berry
April 08, 2011
DENVER—Tribes may have the exclusive right to determine their membership for tribal purposes, but not if they seek to define membership in order to expand a federal statute, the U...
Donna Ennis

Dr. Phil on Baby Veronica: He Just Doesn't Get It

Dr. Phil either gets it or he doesn’t. After viewing a recent episode of his show that featured the perspective of adoptive parents in the "battle over Baby Veronica," it is clear to me that he doesn’t get it....

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October 23, 2012
Terry Cross

National Indian Child Welfare Association Responds to Dr. Phil's Coverage of ICWA Case

On October 18, 2012, the Dr. Phil show aired an episode that focused on a disputed custody case involving an American Indian child, Veronica....

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October 22, 2012
Donna Loring

Dr. Phil's Horror Show

Dr. Phil aired a horror show on October 17 featuring couples who had adopted Indian children or who were in the process of doing so....

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October 22, 2012

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