3. Grandma Versus The Foster Parents

08/30/21 • 40 min

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The Brackeens aren’t the only ones suing to strike down the Indian Child Welfare Act. So are Danielle and Jason Clifford, a foster couple from Minnesota.

Show Notes

This Land website https://crooked.com/podcast-series/this-land/
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The Brackeens aren’t the only ones suing to strike down the Indian Child Welfare Act. So are Danielle and Jason Clifford, a foster couple from Minnesota.

Show Notes

This Land website https://crooked.com/podcast-series/this-land/
Resources For Survivors https://crooked.com/resources-for-survivors/
Resources For Journalists & Investigators https://crooked.com/resources-for-journalists-investigators/
Have a tip? Share it with our reporting team via SecureDrop https://criticalfrequency.org/securedrop/

For a transcript of this episode, please visit crooked.com/thisland.

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2. Behind The Curtain

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The Brackeens' case would have been a normal adoption dispute, but then one of the most powerful corporate law firms in the United States took it on and helped the couple launch a federal lawsuit.

Show Notes

This Land website https://crooked.com/podcast-series/this-land/
Resources For Survivors https://crooked.com/resources-for-survivors/
Resources For Journalists & Investigators https://crooked.com/resources-for-journalists-investigators/
Have a tip? Share it with our reporting team via SecureDrop https://criticalfrequency.org/securedrop/
Blood Memory documentary https://www.bloodmemorydoc.com/
“Indian Adoption Project Increases Momentum” April 18, 1967 press release from the U.S. Department of the Interior https://www.indianaffairs.gov/as-ia/opa/online-press-release/indian-adoption-project-increases-momentum

For a transcript of this episode, please visit crooked.com/thisland.

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4. Supply And Demand

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The private adoption industry has been fighting against the Indian Child Welfare Act the longest. We learn why by following one couple’s journey to adopt and their mixed feelings about the process.

Show Notes

This Land website https://crooked.com/podcast-series/this-land/
Resources For Survivors https://crooked.com/resources-for-survivors/
Resources For Journalists & Investigators https://crooked.com/resources-for-journalists-investigators/
Have a tip? Share it with our reporting team via SecureDrop https://criticalfrequency.org/securedrop/
Blood Memory documentary https://www.bloodmemorydoc.com/

For a transcript of this episode, please visit crooked.com/thisland.