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ImmediateJeweler5066 t1_ivjzc3l wrote

Reply to comment by Lamont-Cranston in Native child welfare law faces major Supreme Court challenge by Banemorth

It’s really oil and gas. The big law firm that did pro bono work on this is Gibson & Dunn, which represents Chevron and Energy Transfer Partners (DAPL). They are trying to end all tribal sovereignty because tribal lands have billions in fossil fuel and mineral wealth. And they want to make sure there is no Indigenous resistance like Standing Rock. Others will benefit too, but it’s mostly a Trojan horse for O&G.

If you like podcasts, This Land is great to learn about ICWA.

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Lamont-Cranston t1_ivkv8gz wrote

I think I've heard about this, any sources?

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sllop t1_ivmmees wrote

Season 2 of the This Land podcast by Rebecca Nagle is the best and easiest place to start.

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ImmediateJeweler5066 t1_ivpi2nw wrote

This Land. Also to learn more about how Gibson Dunn went scorched earth for Chevron, season 5 of the podcast Drilled goes deep into it.

Also a few blog posts: https://abovethelaw.com/2022/11/supreme-court-indian-child-welfare-act-gibson-dunn/?amp=1

https://lawjournalforsocialjustice.com/2022/03/21/whos-really-behind-brackeen-v-haaland-the-conspiracy-that-a-law-firm-and-big-oil-are-duplicitously-undermining-tribal-sovereignty-through-native-children/

https://lakotalaw.org/news/2021-09-17/icwa-sovereignty

Unfortunately though, issues like this rarely get the mainstream coverage they deserve.

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