INDIAN CHILD WELFARE ACT

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Indian Child Welfare Act. A federal act that governs child-custody proceedings — including foster-care placement, preadoptive placement, adoptive placement, and termination of parental rights — in cases involving a child of American Indian descent.25 USCA §§ 1911 et seq. • Congress enacted the Act to help protect the best interests of Indian children, to promote […]

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Indian Child Welfare Act

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Indian Child Welfare Act 〈美〉《印第安儿童福利法》 在美国印第安领袖、教会组织、儿童福利专家敦促下，国会于1978年通过的联邦法案。它许可印第安部落的法庭〔Indian Tribal Courts〕适用印第安部落法解决有关印第安儿童监护纠纷。曾在很多案件中，印第安父母受到官僚机构的压制，以生活环境未达到应有水平为由指称印第安父母不适于抚养其子女。历来，有近1/3的印第安儿童曾被迫离开父母、被其他家庭收养长大。虽然印第安人可能是美国最贫穷的民族，但他们简朴的生活方式却非常值得尊重，故这一人道主义法律颁布得太迟了。

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