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everything else could go with it. what's the risk here? >> it takes a couple steps to understand but basically the plaintiffs say that icwa discriminated against them based on race because they are non native any treated them differently than it would have if they had been native foster parents. another important side note is that nominated foster parents behind this lawsuit actually -- custody. there is a whole host of federal laws that tree tribe and tribal citizens differently, not based on race but based on our political status. it goes back to our treaty relationship with the u.s. federal government. just like i'm a citizen of the united states, a resident of oklahoma, certain laws apply to me. certain laws apply to me because i'm a citizen of a cherokee nation. i literally, since the founding of the republic, congress has been passing laws that applies to tribes and tribal citizens. the fear is that icwa is discrimination, but what about