Washington DC – Today, U.S. Senator Patty Murray issued the following statement in response to the Supreme Court’s ruling in Haaland v. Brackeen upholding the Indian Child Welfare Act, a federal law enacted in 1978 to prevent Native American children from being separated from their extended families and their Tribes.
“The Supreme Court’s decision in Haaland v. Brackeen today is an important win for Tribal sovereignty and Tribes in Washington state and across the nation. For decades, the Indian Child Welfare Act has kept Native children connected to their communities and their cultures—helping to right the wrongs our nation brutally inflicted on Native children for decades—and it has played a key role in keeping Native American families together.
“Tribes are an integral part of our nation’s history, our culture, and our future—I take my responsibility as a voice for Washington state’s Tribes in the U.S. Senate seriously and will continue to fight every day to make sure our country lives up to its trust responsibilities to Tribal communities.”
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