The Indian Children Welfare Act

The Supreme Court of the US has been “struggling” with a case dealing with the rights of sovereignty of Native tribes. They are hearing arguments challenging the Indian Child Welfare Act which is known as “ICWA.” The ICWA was enacted over 40 years ago when a congressional investigation found that public and private agencies had removed a third of all Native children from their homes and placed these children in institutions or homes with no ties to American Indian tribes. 

ICWA established federal standards for the removal of Native children from their homes. The ICWA required state courts to notify any tribes when a child is removed from their family. It also had the requirement of preference to be given to the child’s extended family in the case of being removed from their family. This was at a time where Native children were also forced to go to boarding schools, where they were abused, their culture exterminated, and in the most horrifying cases, killed.

Global injustice Session Includes Kashmir, Palestine & Hindutva

An informative and educational session on ‘Global Injustice” was organized during ICNA-Mid-Atlantic Convention, held at Sheraton Hotel, Edison, New Jersey. The topic included injustices in Kashmir, Palestine, and Indian minorities.

Speakers included: Dr. Ghulam Nabi Fai, Chairman, ‘World Forum for Peace & Justice’, Dr. Osama Abu-Irshad, a well-known human rights activist and National Director, ‘American Muslims for Palestine ‘and Dr. Zahid Bukhari, Executive Director, ‘ICNA/Council on Social Justice.’

The ICNA Mid-Atlantic Convention was held on November 5th and 6th in Edison, New Jersey, and was attended by over 6,000 people.

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Praying for the many Muslims who were elected to public office this week!

November is Native American Heritage Month

Learn more about Native American contributions at https://loom.ly/Rcqtncg