Indian Child Welfare Act

Tribal officials say the new agreement will shorten the time to determine membership by improving coordination between Navajo Nation divisions and the offices that work with children in custody, adoption or foster cases.

Native American nations say the Supreme Court's rejection of a challenge to the Indian Child Welfare Act has reaffirmed their power to withstand threats from state governments.

Indigenous leaders are praising a decision by the U-S Supreme Court upholding a law that keeps adopted Native children among their tribes. It’s seen as a major case in defending tribal autonomy.

The Supreme Court has preserved the system that gives preference to Native American families in foster care and adoption proceedings of Native children.

A handful of U.S. states are considering legislation this year to include provisions of the Indian Child Welfare Act in state law. Supporters say it's urgent as they await a U.S. Supreme Court challenge to the federal law.

The Supreme Court appears likely to leave in place most of a federal law that gives preference to Native American families in foster care and adoption proceedings of Native children.

The U.S. Supreme Court has been asked to review a case that centers on whether Native Americans should receive preference in adoptions of Native…

A federal appeals court is taking a new look at a law giving preference to Native American families in foster care and adoption proceedings involving…

A federal appeals court announced Thursday that it will take a second look at an emotionally fraught lawsuit governing the adoption of Native American…

A federal law that gives preference to Native American families in foster care and adoption proceedings involving Native American children is facing the…