Hate Crimes Survivor | 1908 | RI SAAG | Fmr. Associate Counsel @LawyersComm @jamesbyrdcenter | She/her | Personal account - RTs are not endorsements
Nov 9, 2022 • 4 tweets • 1 min read
The #Brackeen case, and the money behind their litigation efforts, highlight what many in Indian Country already knew:
First they come for our people, and then they come for our lands. If there are no tribal people, then there are no land obligations due to tribal communities.
And if there are no children in tribal communities, then, the thought is, that tribal communities will cease to exist, only in books and memory.
Real interesting when you see how big oil companies are behind the big picture aims of ending ICWA.