Some of these Child Protective Custody People are simply tyrants.
The child has been with these people for five years. they live her. They are the only parents she knows...and they want to adopt her.
but the little PC correct tyrants will rip her away form that and send her to people unknown over such a trifling ridiculous rule.
1.5% Choctaw means essentially that she is not Choctaw.
Back in the eighties or early nineties there was a case of a 8 or 10 year old adopted child who was removed to the tribes after a private at birth adoption.
This is the fact of life of adoption.
It is morally reprehensible but legal.
As someone who has been involved in fighting these “child protective” agencies I can say unequivocally that all too often the case workers are simply vicious and evil monsters who destroy families for pleasure.
if you look at that tribe I think it actively excludes members from the rolls because of gambling money coming in. I would love to see some one sue who was prevented from being adopted by the tribe and then later told they were not members because they were not pure enough when they grew up. sue for there membership and sue for the damage done because of the missed opportunity to grow up in a loving family.
I’m thinking how many children in the US are not 1.5% Native American. Under this law, the Indians get to adopt virtually all foster kids.
And....The article states the little girl will be sent to Utah to live with NON-indian WHITE foster parents.
What? ....This is insanity!
The defining factor with the current laws should be whether or not the child qualifies to be a full tribal member. If the child does not qualify to be part of the tribe it would have the worst of everything, would never be accepted by the N.A. community.
If a child qualifies to belong to a tribe, with full benefits then that child should not be placed with anyone that is outside the tribe. If the tribes cannot foster their own children and adopt their own children then the law should be changed so non tribal members can adopt. The system as it is now is unfair to everyone involved and accomplishes nothing but make libs feel better.
Without being a full tribal member the child will not learn language, customs, and heritage which was the point of the law.
In this case this is just cruel and certainly NOT in the best interests of the child. The time to be concerned about this child’s N.A. heritage should have been at birth or when she was first placed in the system.