“This is something we care deeply about,” said Alaska Federation of Natives President Julie Kitka, as Native leaders across the state hail the Supreme Court's decision to uphold the Indian Child Welfare Act.
Alaska Federation of Natives President Julie Kitka, Tanana Chiefs Conference board Chairman Brian Ridley and Central Council of the Tlingit and Haida Indian Tribes of Alaska President Richard Peterson all hailed the Supreme Court’s ruling upholding the Indian Child Welfare Act.
Kitka says AFN has been involved in this fight for many years, because a lot more was a stake beyond protecting Native children. “Today’s decision represents a huge win for tribes throughout the nation and reaffirms tribal sovereignty,” said Brian Ridley, chairman of the Tanana Chiefs Conference executive board.
But during a Supreme Court hearing last year, Matthew McGill, an attorney representing the Brackeens, a white family fighting to adopt a Native child, argued that ICWA had discriminated against them – and put the interests of the tribe over the needs of the child.
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