Neoshia R. Roemer | January 24, 2023 | American Indian Law
Below is the abstract for “Un-Erasing American Indians and the Indian Child Welfare Act from Family Law,” available for download on SSRN. In 1978, Congress enacted the Indian Child Welfare Act (ICWA) as a remedial measure to correct centuries-old policies that removed...
Neoshia R. Roemer | November 26, 2019 | American Indian Law
This post was originally published on Turtle Talk on Nov. 22. On Wednesday, Senator Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) introduced a version of the Violence against Women Act bill that she sponsored. The new VAWA bill attempts to significantly erode tribal sovereignty in the name of...