Opinion: I'm a Jersey girl born into the Salt Clan. My Navajo identity was taken from me

"I was separated from my family with only a few papers as evidence of my Tribal status," writes Hilary Tompkins. "The loss of my culture was not just personal, but political." She's urging the Supreme Court not to overturn the Indian Child Welfare Act that allows Native children put up for adoption to maintain bonds with their tribal communities.

source https://www.cnn.com/2022/11/21/opinions/native-american-supreme-court-adoptions-icwa-tompkins/index.html