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andrea505
Review for Christian Alliance For Indian Child Welfare, Hillsboro, ND, USA
On November 19th 2010 my 4 year old daughter was taken from our home. She was trying so hard to get someone in our family to save her, she was sobbing and begging. We couldn't do a thing...imagine. Imagine losing a member of your family because of a law that allows that to happen. Imagine having that in your head for the rest of your life. I relive that moment everyday..everyday. She is 1/2 native american and is therefore affected by the Indian Child Welfare Act (ICWA). This law was put into place to keep NA children from being taken from their homes. It
was put into place for a good reason. Now children are sometimes placed in dangerous and deadly situations because no one wants to oppose this law. We got our daughter when she was 7 months old and she was taken from us right before her 4th birthday. The best interest of the child was not taken into consideration. Her attorney thought it was not good for her, but the tribe and other "so called" professionals stated it was okay for her to be traumatized (she also has attachment disorder). When is it okay to traumatize a child? Please help us bring awareness to this problem. It happens all the time and know one knows unless it happens to you. Please help.
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I've personally experienced the results of this organization in...
This is the only organization that is brave enough to support families and children that are affected by this law. They have supported me by caring and providing information to families and also lawyers. We have recently gone to Washington D.C. to advocate for a change in this law.
If I had to make changes to this organization, I would...
not change anything except make more people aware of this law and how it negatively affects children.
