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Congressional declaration of policy25 U.S.C. § 1902

Chapter 21 · Indian Child Welfare · Indian Child Welfare Act · United States Code, 2024 edition

2 opinions cite 25 U.S.C. § 1902

  1. Adoptive Couple v. Baby Girl 570 U.S. 637 · US570-637 · U.S. Supreme Court 2013

    Reversed & remanded This opinion cites 25 U.S.C. § 1902 2 times, the section generally

    ICWA's continued-custody and active-efforts provisions do not bar termination where the Indian father never had custody, and adoption preferences apply only if others seek adoption.

    …Ante, at 14, 16. This claim is the most perplex­ ing of all. A central purpose of ICWA is to “promote the stability and security of Indian . . . families,” 25 U. S. C. §1902, in part by countering the trend of placing “an alarmingly high percentage of [Indian] children . . . in non- Indian foster and adoptive homes and…

  2. Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians v. Holyfield 490 U.S. 30 · US490-30 · U.S. Supreme Court 1989

    Reversed This opinion cites 25 U.S.C. § 1902 2 times, the section generally

    · cited by 1355 in all courts

    Under the Indian Child Welfare Act, twins born off the reservation were domiciled there with their parents, so the tribal court had exclusive jurisdiction and the state adoption decree was reversed.

    …I fail to see how such a requirement serves the paramount congressional purpose of "promot[ing] the stability and security of Indian tribes and families." 25 U. S. C. § 1902 . *65 The Court concludes its opinion with the observation that whatever anguish is suffered by the Indian children, their natural parents, and their…

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  1. 25 C.F.R. § 23.3 Policy

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The Congress hereby declares that it is the policy of this Nation to protect the best interests of Indian children and to promote the stability and security of Indian tribes and families by the establishment of minimum Federal standards for the removal of Indian children from their families and the placement of such children in foster or adoptive homes which will reflect the unique values of Indian culture, and by providing for assistance to Indian tribes in the operation of child and family service programs.

Source. (Pub. L. 95–608, §3, Nov. 8, 1978, 92 Stat. 3069.)