Native-American children come before the Supreme Court
A challenge to the Indian Child Welfare Act raises questions about tribal sovereignty
Daryle Conquering Bear Crow was 11 when his grandmother died and his mother turned to alcohol. Social workers in Colorado removed the boy from her care. The state refused to send Daryle to his father on the Pine Ridge reservation in South Dakota—too far, they said. So the member of the Oglala Sioux tribe shuttled through group homes for six years. Now aged 35, he says the decision inflicted needless pain. Family and culture were “ripped away”.
This article appeared in the United States section of the print edition under the headline “Kid gloves”
United States November 12th 2022
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- Joe Biden should not seek re-election
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