If ICWA is overturned, states would be allowed to forcibly remove Native children from their families, tribes, and culture while simultaneously depriving tribes of future generations of members — putting the very existence of tribes in jeopardy.

The United Nations Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination urged the United States government to implement broader policies to address systemic racism and structural racial discrimination at the federal, state, local, and tribal level..

If the Indian Child Welfare Act is overturned, tribes will again be stripped of their right to keep their families together. This is a tragedy as we know that having connection to our cultures, languages and identities is in the best interest of Native children.

North Dakotans support access to abortion and are ready to fight back against any further restrictions and will be rallying in Bismarck, Minot and Fargo on Saturday.

Abortion Soon Will be Banned in North Dakota; Half the States are Expected to Follow

As a legal intern, Pearson will work alongside ACLU lawyers to develop substantive skills and professional experience through trainings and on-the-job learning.

As advocacy manager, Schuler oversees the organization’s legislative, public education and advocacy efforts and is responsible for developing issue campaigns to advance civil liberties and civil rights in North Dakota.

House Bill 1508 is a direct affront to the constitutional rights of teachers and students across North Dakota by restricting conversations around race in our schools. This bill is intended to inflame a political reaction, not further a legitimate educational interest.

Amiotte will lead and expand the ACLU’s legal program to provide strategic leadership on both litigation and non-litigation legal advocacy to advance civil liberties and civil rights in the three states.