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The justices found that the plaintiffs - the Republican-governed state of Texas and three non-Native American families - lacked the necessary legal standing to bring their challenge. They also rejected challenges to the law, known as the Indian Child Welfare Act of 1978, on other grounds. Congress passed it to end a longstanding practice in the United States of removing many Native American children from their families and placing them with non-Native Americans. At the time of the law's passage, between 25% and 35% of all Native American children were removed in states with large Native American populations, according to court papers. Interior Department and federal officials by Texas and the three families who sought to adopt or foster Native American children.

Persons: Amy Coney Barrett, Clarence Thomas, Samuel Alito, Joe Biden, Biden, Jennifer, Chad Brackeen, Barrett, Brett Kavanaugh, Kavanaugh, Andrew Chung, Will Dunham Organizations: U.S, Supreme, Constitution's, Republican, Indian Child Welfare, Tribal Nations, Indian Child Welfare Association, National Congress of American, Child Welfare, U.S . Interior Department, Circuit, Thomson Locations: Texas, United States, Navajo, New Orleans, New York

☆ As New York Bans Native American Mascots, Some Schools Try to Keep Them
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-17 | by ( Jesse Mckinley | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

SCHENECTADY, N.Y. — Everywhere you look on the campus of Mohonasen Central School District, there are indications of Indigenous tradition: on street signs, in logos made up of arrows and feathers, and — most centrally — in the profiles of three American Indian men, the emblem of the school’s team name, the Warriors. But under a new policy expected to be approved by the state Board of Regents on Monday, that nickname may soon have to be changed, part of a nationwide effort to eliminate mascots and logos containing racially insensitive images or words. According to the National Congress of American Indians, more than 20 states have taken action to change mascot names, using a variety of means, including legislation and actions by human rights commissions. In New York, the push dates back more than two decades but recently gained strength — and bite — when the State Board of Education sent notice in November to school districts across New York that they had to commit to abandon “Native American mascots” or face “removal of school officers and the withholding of state aid.” The Regents is expected to ratify that policy on Monday.

☆ Gov. Kemp says suggesting the Atlanta Braves change their name is 'woke cancel culture,' but Native Americans have found Indian mascots offensive for decades
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-03 | by ( Hannah Getahun | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Brian Kemp said calls to change the Atlanta Braves' name are "woke cancel culture." The White House said Monday that it's "important" to talk about the offensive team name. Native American activists have been fighting to change sports mascots and team names for decades. Many Native American leaders and groups have said they find the action offensive. According to the Ferris State University Jim Crow Museum, team mascots, phrases, and other traditions that reference Native Americans reinforce harmful stereotypes to non-Native people.

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