The Indian Child Welfare Act Is Institutionalized Racism
A 1978 law allows for Indian children to be taken from the only parents they've ever known to live on a reservation hundreds of miles away.
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A 1978 law allows for Indian children to be taken from the only parents they've ever known to live on a reservation hundreds of miles away.
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The actress, who died Oct. 2, became famous for a protest at the 1973 Oscars. Now a researcher and Littlefeather’s own sisters dispute her claims that she was Native American. Her defenders say Indian identity is a complex matter.
This article is part of TPM Cafe, TPM’s home for opinion and news analysis. It was originally published at The Conversation. When Sacheen Littlefeather died on…
A new report disputes the heritage claims of Native American activist Sacheen Littlefeather. A scholar explains why scrutiny over alleged ethnic fraud is essential.