At issue is whether the the Indian Child Welfare Act — aimed at preventing Native American children from being separated from their tribes —... Supreme Court considers fate of landmark Indian adoption ...

WASHINGTON (AP) – The Supreme Court is trying to sort out a wrenching adoption case involving a Native American child, a biological father who first renounced any interest in her and adoptive parents ...

American Indian tribes hold an exceptional legal status within the United States. As semi-sovereign entities, tribes have various rights, including enacting legislation, maintaining an independent ...

Arguments in a complicated and wrenching American Indian child adoption case had at least one U.S. Supreme Court justice Tuesday wishing for a modern-day King Solomon. Arguments in a complicated and ...

“My mother had no support and no family connections. She cried and cried while signing the [adoption] papers,” said Tretikoff. In 1961, Tretikoff was put up for adoption moments after being born in a ...