tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6969975344623261.post2703161233352296243..comments2024-03-21T04:45:43.081-04:00Comments on AMERICAN INDIAN ADOPTEES: Veronica's transfer to the CapobiancosLThttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08395257432521760435noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6969975344623261.post-50552774760629760192013-09-29T08:45:58.918-04:002013-09-29T08:45:58.918-04:00Thank you Jacqueline! I am reading Somebody's ...Thank you Jacqueline! I am reading Somebody's Children: The Politics of Transracial and Transnational Adoption by Laura Briggs - Chapter 2 on ICWA is mind-blowing. I see this now in the context of disempowering Indian people and dismantling their sovereignty - and it's been happening for a century with deception and corruption in the American colonial system.LThttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08395257432521760435noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6969975344623261.post-43017502322445084272013-09-29T01:04:10.269-04:002013-09-29T01:04:10.269-04:00We gotta change the laws, Adoption Agencies have b...We gotta change the laws, Adoption Agencies have been too successful at dictating lax oversight of their industry--and it is an industry, sadly enough where children are priced by their race. ICWA is one of the few laws that protect any parents in this country and that is why they are taking aim at it. All Americans should have the protections ICWA affords. Also, the presences of major DC power brokers like Paul Clement on the Capobianco's legal team highlights that Indian Sovereignty, itself is seen as beast the Conservative Right wants to kill. Read Clement's SCOTUS arguments, their lawyers argued for the court to strike ICWA and have written elsewhere of freeing us Indians from our Tribal bounds and Terminating Tribes. Yes, they really have our best interests at heart.jfkeelerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05976798387187770375noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6969975344623261.post-2564335342800444502013-09-28T17:10:16.957-04:002013-09-28T17:10:16.957-04:00I think the truth will come out. It may take a ver...I think the truth will come out. It may take a very long time, but investigative journalists love these kind of stories about corruption and exposing what's really happening behind the scenes.<br /><br />I think South Carolina and some of its adoption practitioners will be just as notorious as Georgia Tann, Camille Kelley and the Tennessee Children's Home Society, some day.Robinnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6969975344623261.post-38276846577712929092013-09-28T09:52:06.249-04:002013-09-28T09:52:06.249-04:00Robin, thank you! The truth is terrifying. Even t...Robin, thank you! The truth is terrifying. Even though the mainstream media like CNN has done a very poor job reporting a balanced view of this case, they elevated the adopters to national prominence and demonized Dusten and his family. Ultimately the courts (up to the Supreme Court) failed to protect Veronica. Nightlight Adoption Agency violated federal law. When will the public see that covered by CNN?LThttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08395257432521760435noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6969975344623261.post-44845651092870629132013-09-28T09:35:34.086-04:002013-09-28T09:35:34.086-04:00@David,
There were laws in place to protect Dusten...@David,<br />There were laws in place to protect Dusten. The problem in this case is that laws in both OK and SC were broken. In OK the ICPC was filled out with falsified information and Baby Veronica was not listed as a Native American child, enabling her to be whisked illegally from OK to SC. In SC adoption proceedings were begun when Veronica was still in OK, which is against SC law. Had the laws been followed, Baby V would never have left OK, Dusten would have been notified and this whole nightmare would not have occurred. The frightening thing, the really pure evil about this, is that it was well-known that laws were broken and that there was an intent to deceive, and yet the lawbreakers and deceivers were able to prevail in the end. That, my friend, is truly scary.Robinnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6969975344623261.post-56384169819316378722013-09-28T09:31:49.657-04:002013-09-28T09:31:49.657-04:00David, you are absolutely correct! In 2013, this c...David, you are absolutely correct! In 2013, this case has made that so apparent. Dads should have rights and laws need to change. Thank you for sharing your voice on this blog!LThttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08395257432521760435noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6969975344623261.post-31614173800103411652013-09-28T09:29:06.956-04:002013-09-28T09:29:06.956-04:00KatieP, thanks for sharing your story. In Indian C...KatieP, thanks for sharing your story. In Indian Country we call this going full circle - when an adoptee finally finds their way back and meets their relatives. Every time we adoptees make this journey to our natural families, the hoop is mended and we all heal.LThttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08395257432521760435noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6969975344623261.post-62030958513013646702013-09-28T09:25:41.885-04:002013-09-28T09:25:41.885-04:00You're right Diane. I asked many questions of ...You're right Diane. I asked many questions of my adoptive parents growing up, even before 1st grade. We can only guess what the Capobiancos are telling her since she's only 4. LThttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08395257432521760435noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6969975344623261.post-7014090086505427702013-09-27T21:57:36.193-04:002013-09-27T21:57:36.193-04:00If I've learned anything from the Veronica Bro...If I've learned anything from the Veronica Brown adoption case, it is this: When an unmarried couple have sex, once the sperm leaves a man's body, he has no rights at all. He still has responsibilities, but no rights. If she carries the baby to term and chooses to keep the child, he has the responsibility of child support (and I am in full agreement with this). However, if she chooses to give the child up for adoption he has no rights. This is especially true if he is poor and the adoptive parents are wealthy. Forget the hype of CNN, which I put in the same category as FOX News when it comes to slant and bias, the public record shows that Dusten Brown wanted his daughter. He had no rightful claim to her according to the Capobiancos, their attorneys, and the courts of our "great" nation.Davidhttps://www.facebook.com/Taeldanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6969975344623261.post-14832113431380183632013-09-27T21:11:52.502-04:002013-09-27T21:11:52.502-04:00Excellent. I agree wholeheartedly. I found my bi...Excellent. I agree wholeheartedly. I found my birth family when I was 19, and it's been the biggest blessing in my life. I do believe that you cannot be completely whole until you can know where you come from.KatiePnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6969975344623261.post-33048214452295279172013-09-27T19:54:01.640-04:002013-09-27T19:54:01.640-04:00There will be a day when Veronica learns how she w...There will be a day when Veronica learns how she was stolen from her father. She will learn to hate the people who stole her from her father her heritage and her family. I would love to see the day when she ask "Why did you steal me from my Dad?" Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08499680362919775334noreply@blogger.com