Native America Calling Episode about Enforcing ICWA Today @ 1PM Eastern

Here. Description:

A non-Native woman in Alaska refuses to abide by a tribal court order to turn an Alaska Native foster child over to the girl’s family members. It’s a blatant disregard of tribal sovereignty even after a notable re-affirmation of the Indian Child Welfare Act by the U.S. Supreme Court. The woman took custody of the child, named Chanel, at the request of the girl’s father, right before he was convicted of murdering Chanel’s mother during a domestic dispute. We’ll look at that case, as well as efforts to bolster ICWA compliance elsewhere.

Case materials here.

District of Alaska Dismisses Case Regarding Selawik Tribal Court Child Protection Case

The tribal child custody case here has received a lot of social media attention with very few details. The case is in Selawik Tribal Court.

Here was the attempt by the foster mother to receive a federal injunction in the case:

Memorandum In Support of Motion for Preliminary Injunction to Stay Tribal Court Judgement

Native Village of Selawik Motion to Dismiss

Exhibits accompanying Motion to Dismiss:

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Opposition to Motion to Dismiss

Order Granting Motion to Dismiss