The Indian Child Welfare Act (ICWA) is considered the gold standard by many child welfare advocates. If ICWA is overturned, it would have devastating impacts on Native families, cultures, and tribal sovereignty. -- -- -- As put by Hilary Tompkins, a member of the Navajo Nation who experienced adoption before ICWA was in place, "I have overcome the pain and loss. But I wouldn’t wish my experience on the children of Tribal citizens today. We cannot fail Native children again as we have failed them in the past." In Hilary's recently published @cnn opinion article, she dives deeper into her personal experience with adoption and gives us an intimate look into the importance of ICWA and how the law works to protect Native kids. Read the full article at the #LinkInBio to learn more about why we must #ProtectICWA in order to protect current and future generations of Native families. Repost @protecticwa #StopStealingNativeKids