Indigenous Cultures Today: Protecting Native Families and Practicing Cultural Traditions traditional tales dewdrops glisten from leaves

dewdrops glisten from leaves

this gentle lullaby celebrates the sounds of the Prairies and the Plains on a stormy summer's night

and bush survival skills from her Ojibwa stepfather

and the intricate rhythms of grief with all the grace

among the voices of an Ojibwe reservation

Indigenous Cultures Today: Protecting Native Families and Practicing Cultural Traditions traditional tales dewdrops glisten from leavesOn June 15, 2023, Native American Nations celebrated a victory. The Supreme Court of the United States decided to uphold the Indian Child Welfare Act (ICWA), first passed in 1978. The act helps stop children from being taken from their homes. The US government had taken Native children away from their loved ones before, forcing them to go to boarding schools or to be adopted by non Native families. But Native American peoples have always shown great