October 19, 2012

adailyriot reblogged your link: RHPolitics: Seriously if you think it ok that Native Americans have some special rights when it comes to adoption… just no

The whole issue of enrollment is complex and I don’t even know all the variables. There are conversations in…

Does the tribe currently have a position on her enrollment?

I agree that the father’s rights were violated, but in turn the Tribe should guarantee Veronica whatever qualifies as full status. I don’t think the law’s intent is to take a child away from the only family she knows because she is part Native American, only to say (further down the line) that she isn’t Native American enough.