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Cross, Suzanne L. – Child Welfare, 2006
Since 1982, the Indian Family Exception Doctrine has been circumventing the Indian Child Welfare Act of 1978. Although not clearly defined, the doctrine has been pivotal in several American Indian child welfare cases in the United States. Over time, the doctrine continues to evolve and self-define. Several phrases have become part of the…
Descriptors: American Indians, Child Welfare, American Indian History, Public Policy