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The future of the Indian Child Welfare Act’s protections lies with the states.

The proposal should be expanded to defend the health, religious freedoms, and culture of the Indigenous Tribes.

With the help of the Native American Rights Fund, the ACLU of Mississippi, and the ACLU, Zuri Wilson was able to wear an eagle feather and receive a star quilt at graduation.

The Supreme Court issued a landmark victory for tribal sovereignty in Brackeen v. Haaland.

Tribes have a fundamental right to govern themselves and make decisions on issues that affect their own people — including Native children — without interference from federal or state governments.

Make no mistake, CRT bans are just the latest euphemisms — and violent tools — for cultural genocide.

To wear tribal regalia is to reclaim Indigenous identity and honor ancestors who could not do the same.

Cue the pomp and circumstance. Graduation season is here!

Policies that strip Indigenous students of their cultural and religious heritage in the name of assimilation only compound the violence and oppression that these students and their communities have suffered.