In 'This Land,' A Custody Trial Over Native Children Heads To The Supreme Court

[Cobalt Violet]

https://www.wbur.org/onpoint/2021/09/14/custody-case-investigates-native-american-rebecca-nagle-this-land

A custody trial in Texas involving a Native American child and white foster parents caught journalist Rebecca Nagle’s eye.

But every time she pulled at a thread, the story got bigger ... then much bigger and more important.

"It was months of feeling like my head was exploding," she says. "Every time I thought that we had gotten to the bottom of it, the bottom just got lower.”

Today, On Point: We hear what Rebecca Nagle uncovered. It's a custody trial, now headed to the Supreme Court, that's just the visible tip of a nationwide effort to take land and resources away from Native tribes.

Terrifying right-wing plan to take everything. All Indian law is on the table with this case.

[leftstreet]

1. A door to undermining federal tribal sovereignty

Oil, gas, agriculture...whatever corporate interests are after

None of the big money behind this gives a shit about the kids



DURec

[Cobalt Violet]

2. True, the welfare of the kids are the last thing this is about.

Truly maddening what our corporate culture is doing to us.

[hlthe2b]

3. Rebecca Nagle is an excellent reporter and a very insightful woman. Highly recommend this

and her other reporting.

[Bok_Tukalo]

4. Roberts wants another shot at weakening protections for native tribes with Barrett on the Bench

McGirt v Oklahoma stung him, I think.

[alwaysinasnit]

5. k&r for visibility

[mountain grammy]

6. If a law is working for marginalized people..

the conservatives will get rid of it.. every stinking time..

[progressoid]

7. Marking this one for a listen tonight.

Thanks.

[soldierant]

8. Believe it or not, I think we can

count on Gorsuch to do the right thing. He has a long history of supporting Native Americans in his decisions.

But Gorsuch won't be enough. We need at least one more. I don't know who can be reached.

[LeftInTX]

9. ugh...here is the case

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brackeen_v._Haaland