The two-day summit – the first in-person White House Tribal Nations Summit in six years– brought together tribal leaders from across the country for nation-to-nation discussions. On day one, federal government officials, cabinet members, and tribal leaders participated in panel discussions on education and Native languages, mental health, access to capital and economic development, and climate and clean energy. Vice President Kamala Harris delivered remarks in the afternoon. She received resounding applause at her mention of the Indian Child Welfare Act (ICWA), a 1978 U.S. federal law currently under attack that governs jurisdiction over the removal of Native American children from their families in adoption and foster care cases.
Also: Indigenous transracial adoptee shares her personal struggle amid US Supreme Court case (Includes video): <https://www.9news.com/article/news/local/native-american-heritage/indigenous-transracial-adoptee-supreme-court-case/73-fea08568-e5b8-4cc5-ae1a-4ccbf6d7f6c7>
Also: Remarks by Vice President Harris at the White House Tribal Nations Summit (Press release): <https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/speeches-remarks/2022/11/30/remarks-by-vice-president-harris-at-the-white-house-tribal-nations-summit/>
Also: FACT SHEET: Biden-Harris Administration Announces New Actions to Support Indian Country and Native Communities Ahead of the Administration’s Second Tribal Nations Summit (Press release): <https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/statements-releases/2022/11/30/fact-sheet-biden-harris-administration-announces-new-actions-to-support-indian-country-and-native-communities-ahead-of-the-administrations-second-tribal-nations-summit/>
Also: The Long History of Native American Adoptions (Includes video): <https://www.harpersbazaar.com/culture/features/a42097413/native-americans-scotus-adoption/>
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