Baby Veronica

The Battle for ICWA Goes to California With Contested Choctaw Foster Case

Suzette Brewer

7/8/14

In a Los Angeles County courtroom this morning, the Second District of the California Court of Appeals heard oral arguments in Children and Family Services v. J. E. et al ( CFS v...

Don't Let a South Carolina Judge Disenroll Baby Veronica

Cedric Sunray

11/12/13

Hundreds of articles have been published and thousands of comments have been shared online. Tribes around the country have galvanized their support....

Baby Deseray Removed From Bixler's Custody in South Carolina

Suzette Brewer

10/28/13

Indian Country has learned that Merry Rejoice Bixler, aka "Baby Deseray," was removed last week from the home of Bobby Bixler, 64, and Diane Bixler, 60, of Irmo, South Carolina...

Oklahoma Adoption Attorney Approves Baby Deseray Removal for Friend

Suzette Brewer

10/25/13

Next week, South Carolina Judge Marsh Robertson has a hearing scheduled for the finalization of the adoption of Oklahoma-born infant, Merry Rejoice Bixler, better known as “Baby De...

Adult Son of Couple Adopting Deseray Says They Were Abusive Parents

Suzette Brewer

10/16/13

A family court judge in South Carolina has scheduled a hearing on October 25 to finalize of the adoption of Baby Deseray, despite an Oklahoma court ruling last month that granted c...

Baby Veronica & Baby Deseray: Don't Let Them Sell Our Babies!

Dot Scott

10/13/13

The recent cases of Baby Veronica and Baby Desaray make me fear for young adoptive children, especially those of color. The similarities of these two cases, including the same adoption agency attorney in both, demand a closer look into these children’s civil rights....

Dusten Brown Stops Litigation So Veronica Can Live 'Normal Childhood'

ICTMN Staff

10/10/13

Dusten Brown released the following statement on Thursday, October 10: Thank you all for coming today...

Heartwarming YouTube Video Protests Adoption of Veronica Brown

ICTMN Staff

10/9/13

A YouTube video is protesting the "illegal and unethical adoption of Veronica Brown," a member of the Cherokee Nation...

Native Adoptee Susan Fedorko: Veronica’s 'Lost Bird Wings' Will Fly Her Back

ICTMN Staff

10/1/13

Susan Fedorko was 40 years old when she found her birth family—or rather, when a long-lost sister found her...

Adoptees Express Anguish Over Veronica’s Separation Through Poetry

ICTMN Staff

9/28/13

Three adult adoptees, all non-Indian, have turned to poetry to share their overwhelming grief for Veronica Brown’s inevitable separation anxiety; for Dusten Brown’s loss of his chi...