the desires of an Indian tribe when deciding foster care or adoption placements.”

ICWA is an example of a well-meaning policy with unintended consequences. Instead of protecting Indian children, ICWA subordinated their interests to that of the tribe.

Earlier this month, the Obama Administration announced its continuing commitment to robust enforcement of ICWA. It’s unfortunate that it did not instead propose amending ICWA to give Indian children the same protections as their non-Indian peers.

Marie K. Cohen (MPA, MSW) is a child advocate, researcher, and policy analyst. She worked as social worker in the District of Columbia's child welfare system for five years. She is a member of the Citizen's Review Committee for the DC Child and Family Services Agency and the DC Child Fatality Review Commission and a mentor toNamed after its founder Osman Bey, the Ottomans were settled as a tribe in Sogut at the beginning of the great 600 hundred-year-old Empire.

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