(Photos courtesy of Alaska Native Tribal Health Consortium, Rhonda McBride, and Jim LaBelle)
There was a collective sigh of relief from tribal leaders across the nation when the US Supreme Court upheld the Indian Child Welfare Act last month.
They worried that if ICWA were overturned, it would unravel more than just tribal authority over child custody cases.
On Juneau Afternoon, three Alaska Native leaders weigh in on what was at stake.
- Valerie Davidson, head of the Alaska Native Tribal Health Consortium, explains why ICWA helps to keep the decisions made to protect children, closer to home.
- Alex Cleghorn, a longtime Alaska Native Justice Center attorney and currently Chief Operating Officer, explains the underlying principles behind ICWA.
- Jim LaBelle, president of the National Native American Boarding School Healing Coalition, gets to the heart of the matter, as he shares his family’s personal story.
KNBA’s Rhonda McBride hosts the conversation. Juneau Afternoon airs at 3:00 p.m. on KTOO and KAUK with a rebroadcast at 7:00 p.m. Listen online or subscribe to the podcast at ktoo.org/juneauafternoon.
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Juneau Afternoon is a production of the KTOO Arts and Culture Team.
Bostin Christopher produced today’s show with help from Erin Tripp.
