Indian Child Welfare Act of 1978
GPTKB entity
Statements (28)
| Predicate | Object |
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| gptkbp:instanceOf |
gptkb:United_States_federal_law
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| gptkbp:amendedBy |
subsequent federal and state laws
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| gptkbp:appliesTo |
child custody proceedings involving Native American children
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| gptkbp:codifiedIn |
25 U.S.C. §§ 1901–1963
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| gptkbp:dateEnacted |
November 8, 1978
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| gptkbp:enactedBy |
gptkb:United_States_Congress
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| gptkbp:givesJurisdictionTo |
tribal courts
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| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Indian Child Welfare Act of 1978
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| gptkbp:limitation |
state authority over the removal and placement of Native American children
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| gptkbp:protectedBy |
tribal sovereignty
Native American children Native American families |
| gptkbp:publicLawNumber |
Pub.L. 95–608
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| gptkbp:purpose |
to protect the best interests of Indian children and to promote the stability and security of Indian tribes and families
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| gptkbp:relatedTo |
child welfare
Native American rights foster care tribal sovereignty adoption law |
| gptkbp:requires |
placement preference for Indian children with extended family, other tribal members, or other Indian families
active efforts to prevent the breakup of Indian families |
| gptkbp:response |
historical practices of removing Native American children from their families
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| gptkbp:shortName |
gptkb:ICWA
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| gptkbp:signedBy |
gptkb:Jimmy_Carter
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| gptkbp:subjectOf |
Supreme Court cases
adoption and foster care controversies |
| gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:Self-determination_era
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| gptkbp:bfsLayer |
7
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