Local Indigenous organizers to hold rally in support of the Indian Child Welfare Act

Indigenous organizers are holding a rally in support of the Indian Child Welfare Act on Sunday, Nov. 6 at Marion Square Park as the U.S. Supreme Court considers a case which could significantly alter the federal law.

The Indian Child Welfare Act of 1978 was enacted to address the systematic removal of Indigenous children from their communities through adoption to non-Indigenous families. Children were often taken without evidence of abuse or neglect according to the…