Stephen M Sachs
Prepared for World Social Science Association Meeting Tempe, AZ, Prepared for World Social Science A, USA
Publications
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Review Article
Defending the Circle: Countering the Attack on the Indian Child Welfare Act (ICWA)
Author(s): Stephen M Sachs*
The Indian Child Welfare Act (ICWA) was enacted in 1978 to stop the harm caused to Indian children who were removed from their Indian nations to be adopted by non-Indians, without the consent of the concerned Indian Nations, and end the long-term damage caused to the tribes by the practice. ICWA, considered the "gold standard" of child welfare practice, initiated a significant improvement in child welfare policy in practice... Read More»

