Alaska’s Native and political leaders praise Supreme Court decision on Indian Child Welfare Act

On Thursday morning, the U.S. Supreme Court upheld the constitutionality of the Indian Child Welfare Act in a 7-2 decision. The ruling preserves a 35-year-old law intended to address the harm caused by the federal government’s boarding school program by prioritizing the placement of Alaska Native and American Indian children into tribal homes. Alaska Native leaders and the state of Alaska hailed the verdict, with praise coming in from all corners of the state. “Like most Alaska Native and American Indian tribes from across the country, we have been anxiously...