Earlier this week, I appeared with Ed Martin on the Pro America Report to talk about the Indian Child Welfare Act (ICWA), and the Supreme Court case which will determine ICWA’s constitutionality.
The appearance stemmed from my article about Cari Esparza, who has lost her teenage daughter to a registered sex offender.
Her ex, Craig Lewis, is a Native American, and as soon as the tribe got a hold of their case, all bets were off.
Cari is allowed barely any contact with her daughter, and she is treated by the tribe as the outsider.
Cari’s is not the only case where ICWA is used in a discriminatory manner against non-natives.
Last week, the US Supreme Court heard oral arguments in Haaland V Brackeen which will decide the constitutionality of ICWA.
Cari believes it is unconstitutional because ICWA, which gives autonomy to tribes for many children protection issues, creates a separate and unequal system which discriminates against non-natives like her.
Cari is not the only one to suffer heart ache as a result of ICWA.
The Christian Alliance for Indian Child Welfare filed an amicus brief in support of overturning ICWA.
The Christian Alliance listed several people who suffered like Cari as a result of ICWA. Their stories are below.