Children, tribes, and states
Subtitle: adoption and custody conflicts over American Indian children
By: Barbara Ann Atwood.
Publisher: Carolina Academic Press
Published: 2010
Place of publication: Durham, N.C
Language: eng
Number of pages: 323
ISBN-13: 9781594605222
Subjects: Indian children -- Legal status, laws, etc. -- United States; Custody of children -- Law and legislation -- United States; Adoption -- Law and legislation -- United States
Description: "Children, Tribes, and States explores child welfare, adoption, and custody conflicts involving American Indian children with a particular focus on jurisdictional disputes between states and tribes. Atwood examines the policies driving the Indian Child Welfare Act of 1978 against the backdrop of current ICWA controversies in state courts. In addition, she explores tribal-state competition in inter-parental custody disputes...Atwood seeks to promote the well-being of children while also respecting contemporary understandings of tribal and cultural identity." -- Back cover
Table of contents: title: A child's Indian identity; title: Tribal courts, tribal jurisdiction; title: Tribal family law; title: The Indian Child Welfare Act : policies and controversies; title: Flashpoints under ICWA; title: Permanency alternatives for Indian children; title: The voice of the Indian child.