Throughout its history, the US has adopted policies that threatened to wipe out Native American tribes and their cultures – or as one Army officer put it, “kill the Indian in him, and save the man.” A lawsuit now before the Supreme Court, tribal nations argue, has the potential to do the same. The Supreme Court heard oral arguments Wednesday in Haaland v. Brackeen, a series of consolidated cases that seek to overturn the Indian Child Welfare Act.
But Kate Fort, director of the Indian Law Clinic at Michigan State University, said that courts must consider the child’s best interests, which in this case happens to include a child’s connection to their tribe, culture and community. “ICWA doesn’t supplant or erase the best interest of the child. It supplements it,” she said. When a Native child is placed in foster care, the arrangement is generally considered temporary, Fort said.
Why is this even a question 😯Why wouldn't Native Americans be given preference? White people suck and I am white 😯
Ok as long as they love the child
WARNING: this misleading title is geared to appeal to 'wokism', those who subscribe to it, and will act on the 'that's racist!' Eeaction and know nothing about the Indian Child Welfare Act(1978) that was put in place to protect native culture and heritage. The answer is always NO
Why is there a 'should' in this byline? Triggering Terrifying Plz stop trafficking and assimilation 👂👁🧠adopteevoices adopteetwitter NAAM
Why should color matter? It should only depend on who will provide best for that child.
Yes.
Yes, I do
No, and you would never say that white people should get preference in adopting white people. What is wrong with you people?
I wouldn't have a problem with that, as long as the family provides a healthy happy environment. As a Black person, I can't teach a native child about their culture, neither could a White person. It's important as a minority to have self identity and culture taught to you.
100% not doing is same tactic was used before making native American go to special schools that refuse to let thm use native tongue or teach there own history but only history of whiteman just another whitewash of culture and history so white people dont look bad
Yes
Well, if they have family who wants them, then yes! Apparently that was the case here. So, Yes.
YES!!
Nope. That’s discrimination and leads to segregation by ethnia.
Race should never be in legislation
A no brainer.
WTF! SMDH!
How about they just focus on giving that child a good family! Regardless of race!
So, fighting discrimination with segregation. Ok, got it.
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What if the perspective parents are another race that isn’t white? I’m confused over this.
I would maybe consider supporting this, if it wasn't for the fact that it clearly doesn't take into consideration what's best for the child. Culture is not the priority of a child, it should be simply its health, safety and basic needs.
Yes they should
Yes absolutely
Haven’t white people done enough to Native Americans? Just stop.
Yes, 100% Native people should get preference over white people when it comes to adopting Native children. There’s specific historical considerations here + the fact ICWA was established, based on evidence, that Native children received significantly better care in Native homes.
Yes, kids should be matched with parents of the same race whenever possible first. That’s not discrimination. It’s doing what’s best for the kids.
Americans always racist
Absolutely. I believe they need to be taught their culture, how to respect it and how to embody it in modern civilization, and they aren’t going to learn to do that in a white/black/Hispanic family. And this comes from a white conservative that’s worked in Native American rez.
Racial discrimination
The Indian Child Welfare Act gives preference for tribal children to be adopted by tribal members. It is a political association, not a racial one. This is a lawful statute designed to rectify decades of ripping tribal children away from their roots. It’s good law.
They already do.
The standard is the best situation for the child.If the child has been in a family that he or she has thrived in let him or her stay in it.Nurturing love can come through any culture.The child can be exposed to his or her ancestral culture anywhere but it’s not all.
Yes.
Stop spreading racism! CNN spreads segregation and hate!
ILPCTurtleTalk Our bigoted double-standard history has proven this question is loooong overdue!!!
Yes
Yea duh
ONG. I don’t even know why this is even debatable. What on earth? Why are we having this discussion?
I wonder how many Tribes and Native Villages CNN and its corporate owner just offended with this question? I presume it's more than 480 if this article is right. But go ahead with your Adoption click bait, as if this is a morally neutral Tweet (it's not).
Yes. They should. There's already enough white supremacy. Can other races have things to themselves? Goodness Gracious! White people want to take everything & give absolutely nothing.
racist headline award 🏆
Definite yes
No. People are individuals, and the only question should be the fitness of the parents to provide a loving and secure home.
You can make a comparison to u.s. lawmakers trying to tell another country who can have their citizens. Yall did it to us once how about backing off eh?!
Yes!!!!
Yea they should.
White supremacists think native children should stick with native parents, and white children should stick with white parents.
How about we eliminate race from the consideration?
Kinda needs to be whats in the best interest of the child and not what race takes them in.
Idk, should the news and social media stop getting race involved in everything?
Very racist! Last time I recall there are a tremendous amount of children in orphanages, foster care so shouldn’t CPS be actively trying to get children in a stable family where adoptive parents will be accepting that child as if it’s their own blood? Kids can live a normal life?
Preference or equal consideration.
Yes
Of course. And if the Supreme Court rules any other way it is because they want to do anything they can to destroy Tribal Sovereignty. This has to do with WAY more than kids, they are just the pawns.
Yes. Is this a real question?
Just pick the best parent regardless of race.. geez.
give back their stolen land and honor the broken treaties
Native Americans, with the exception of the Freedmen, aren’t white, who knew? Their separate status for racial and other purposes is due to their history in this country rather than being a separate race.
Its time the white people took a step back and give back the rights that belong to the native Americans what arrogance
My kids are part Native American from their dads side. We both agreed not to make them tribe members or claim it on paper. If something happens to us, I don’t want his family having claim to our children over mine since mine are active in their lives. This law had a good reason—
Wouldn't that be racism? Whoever has been identified as being able to provide the child/children the best quality of life should be granted the adoption no matter what their race/ethnicity may be.
LOL. Nothing like racism to cap on CNN for the night. Hey, why not give black people preference for adopting black babies…wait a minute. That sounds racist because…CNN for your daily dose of anti-white racism.
Like kind with like kind is what you're hoping for, right? Sounds a lot like segregation and back of the bus shit.
Yes, native families should be considered first and have preference when it comes to a native child.
Absolutely Native Americans should get preference when Native American children are eligible for adoption.
No the children should go to best qualified
Issues between the federal and tribal government are too numerous to name... Justice Gorsuch will be key as he is the only Justice that has dealt extensively (and sympathetically) with Native American issues
Yes
Racist
Abso-fucking-lutely we should. No native kid should have to grow up without his or her culture.
No
Yes
The best way to combat racism is to be racist towards white people. Got it....
that's a good question... yes probably!? changing a child's culture/ heritage is likely very traumatizing for them... while at the same time removing their biological family... are there studies!? the least amount of trauma possible- is the aim? ✨🤔
Of course they should. How ridiculous.
The real question is should people be allowed to breed if they dont outright own a home and have a saftey net? Too many ig people among us. No class or morals these days.why would any self respecting person take care of someone elses kid. Cant change the blood.
Talk about Pandora's box. If race-based preference is a thing, then what about marital status or sexual preference? Is there a line? If so, where?
Are you serious? Lol
Absolutely
Ideally kids should be placed with people similar to their parents demographics. But that’s not normally possible and to rip them from solid foster families in favor of other families just causes further trauma and upset
If white parents respect the native culture of the child I have no problem with them adopting a native orphan.
Should only be based on overall best candidate.
All things being equal I think Native American should receive preference.
Should German kids be adopted by French parents?
That’s bullshit, Native Americans aren’t different citizens, they are American. Period.
What
They should.
Yes. Kids belong with those of their own race
Am I the only one that sees the irony in this case?
Yea probably
Yes.
Omg..when white settlers take everything for themselves..they really take everything for themselves don’t they
NO ONE SHOULD HAVE PRIVILEGE OVER ANYONE. Stop this talk. (asinine excuses) if you want to go to college READ and read. Smart up and stop being a victim. Stop making people victims because those victims will get no where.
There is no white, or white land. It's a white supremacy term imposed on slave subjects of crowns in Europe to make colonists complicit as gods of plunder. The slaves still think as white slaves of plunder. They deliberately destroy Indigenous families to gain in plunder of land.
Absolutely! By the way, how many Native Americans on the Supreme Court will have a say?
Yes. Unless you prefer the active participation in on going Genocide of Indigenous Red people. ProtectICWA
No one race, religion,or such should take president over any other. What's best for a child should always be first and center!!!!
What about the gay transgender that identifies as an Indian? Will they get the same shot at adoption?
Yes, they should, only if they're financially in a position to do so. But in the end, it's about the wellbeing of the child.
Lol White liberals trying to undo their genocidal past. You were and always will be murderers.
Yes?
Absolutely
As one of those children yes they should!
Identity politics! Pathetic
Yes,for amongst many reasons, the preservation of the purity that is left of once long ago thriving people, decimated by invaders,the very original illegal aliens,who now falsely claim rights to parent native children.
If so, does this mean this would apply to other races?
Yes!
historically 'natives' raised ' natives'. before and after 1776
YES
No white settler in America should get preference in adopting native kids there I said it leave the goddamn Native American Indians alone.
What? This is absurd
Are there enough Native families who Want to adopt? If so, it’s a fair conversation, it not they should get the kids in good homes asap.
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I would hope that the most qualified people would get the child. If all factors are equal, then the kids should be with their ethnic people.
Ofc they should. We've spent centuries ripping Native babies and children from their proper homes and families. How dare we continue this abhorrent practice.
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