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Indian Child Welfare Act Ruling

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6.23.23 – Gene Grant and The Line Opinion Panel react to the 7-2 U.S. Supreme Court decision preserving a system that gives preference to Native Americans in adoption and foster care proceedings related to Native children. Host: Gene Grant Line Opinion Panelists:Dede Feldman, Democratic former New Mexico state senatorTrip Jennings, executive director, New Mexico In…

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Changes at CYFD | The Line

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February 14, 2020 – Gene Grant and The Line opinion panelists look at proposed changes within CYFD, the Children, Youth and Families Department. CYFD is “thinking outside the box” for big-picture solutions.  The Department is also doing everything possible to keep foster children with family members, and especially aiming to place Native American children within…

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