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The U.S. Supreme Court is set to hear arguments Wednesday on the most significant challenge to a law that gives preference to Native families in foster care and adoption proceedings of Native children. The outcome could undercut the 1978 Indian Child Welfare Act, which was enacted in response to the alarming rate at which Native and Alaska Native children were taken from their homes by public and private agencies.
The White House has issued an official Proclamation on Native American Heritage Month, noting that “during National Native American Heritage Month, we celebrate Indigenous peoples past and present and rededicate ourselves to honoring Tribal sovereignty, promoting Tribal self-determination, and upholding the United States’ solemn trust and treaty responsibilities to Tribal Nations.”
The number of Indigenous candidates who run for office continues to grow every cycle with 2018 being the year the nation saw the first Indigenous women go to Congress, and an even greater number running in 2020. Now, Indian Country Today has compiled a database of Indigenous candidates on the ballot in 2022– totaling at least 140 candidates across the country.
Keep reading for a full news update.
Law:
Native Child Welfare Law Faces Major Supreme Court Challenge
AP News, Felicia Fonseca, November 7
For Native Americans, A 1978 Adoption Law Protects Children. Critics See A Racial Preference.
USA Today, John Fritze, November 7
Supreme Court’s ‘Sleeper’ Case Is Major Clash Over Native American Adoptions
The Hill, John Kruze, November 5
High Court To Hear Water Dispute Between Navajo, Government
AP News, November 4
Hoopa Valley Tribe Sues Us Over California Water Contracts
AP News, Kathleen Ronayne, October 31
MMIW:
Brooklyn Bridge Fills With Support For MMIP
Native News Online, November 3
Native American Heritage Month
ABC News Anchor Refers To Indigenous People As “Creatures” In Reference To Native American Heritage Month
Native News Online, Darren Thompson, November 4
Google Doodle Celebrates Native American Heritage Month
Chrome Unboxed, November 1
A Proclamation On National Native American Heritage Month, 2022
The White House, October 31
Politics:
140+ Indigenous Candidates Ran For Office In 2022
Indian Country Today, Pauly Denetclaw, November 3
7 Indigenous Women To Sit On Arizona Bench
Indian Country Today, Carina Dominguez, November 3
Navajo Presidential Hopefuls Represent Change Or Continuity
Felicia Fonseca, October 31
Other:
Massachusetts Museum Returns Sacred Artifacts, Remains To Sioux Tribes
USA Today, Trent Abrego, November 6
Report Shows How North And South Carolina Native Americans Can Improve Economic Resiliency
WCAC, Jane Monreal, November 6
The Sacheen Littlefeather Controversy Highlights A Debate Over What It Means To Be Native American
CNN, Harmeet Kaur, November 5
Native Comics Get Graphic With New Convention And Spider-Man Release
Indian Country Today, Sandra Hale Schulman, November 5
Boise State University Provides Scholarships for Idaho Tribal Citizens
Native News Online, November 5
In A First, U.S. Pays Tribes To Move Away From Climate Threats
The New York Times, Christopher Flavelle, November 4
USDA Rural Development Observes Native American Heritage Month
USDA, November 1
Tribe Seeks To Adapt As Climate Change Alters Ancestral Home
AP News, Tammy Webber, November 1