id	author	title	date	pages	extension	mime	words	sentence	flesch	summary	cache	txt
cjrl-2323	Hodge, Courtney	Is the Indian Child Welfare Act Losing Steam?: Non-Custodial Parental Rights After Adoptive Couple v. Baby Girl	2016	54	.pdf	application/pdf	17826	753	56	[P]rotect the best interests of Indian children and to promote the stability and security of Indian tribes and families by the establishment of minimum Federal standards for the removal of Indian children from their families and the placement of such children in foster or adoptive homes which will reflect the unique values of Indian culture, and by providing for assistance to Indian tribes in the operation of child and family service programs.2 Congress hoped the ICWA would help slow the trend of removing Native American children from their homes and keep more children with their families and tribes.3 The purpose of the ICWA is to establish procedural safeguards in state custody proceedings regarding Native American children that protect the interests of Native children, families, and tribes.4 Specifically, § 1902 achieves this goal by providing for “the placement of Indian children in foster or adoptive homes which will reflect the unique values of Indian culture, and by providing for assistance to Indian tribes in the operation of child and family service programs. In the early to mid-20th century, the BIA often worked in conjunction with state authorities to remove Native children from their families and place them in non-Native homes.62 Removing Native American children from their families became a regular practice.	cache/cjrl-2323.pdf	txt/cjrl-2323.txt