A woman wears decorative jewelry as Native American representatives show support for HB40, a bill patterned after the federal Indian Child Welfare Act, at a press conference at the Capitol in Salt Lake City on Tuesday, Jan.

Source: https://www.deseret.com/utah/2023/2/1/23581315/tribes-call-utah-legislators-pass-bill-protect-native-children

FILE - Participants listen during a rally in support of three-year-old baby Veronica, Veronica's biological father, Dusten Brown, and the Indian Child Welfare Act, in Oklahoma City on Aug. 19, 2013.

Source: https://www.gjsentinel.com/news/us/states-push-to-enshrine-protections-for-tribal-children/article_126001b3-9bbb-54c6-b8d1-0d56cffb757b.html

Kavanaugh’s words may invite future challenges to the Indian Child Welfare Act and to the political status of American Indians as citizens of tribal governments.

Source: https://www.counterpunch.org/2023/06/19/supreme-court-upholds-law-protecting-native-american-children/

President Joe Biden, in prepared remarks, said that he is proud to support the Indian Child Welfare Act.

Source: https://www.newsminer.com/news/alaska_news/u-s-supreme-court-reaffirms-indian-child-welfare-act-as-constitutional/article_5005596a-0baa-11ee-932e-2f5677d83077.html