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Indian Child Welfare Act (ICWA)

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A quick definition of Indian Child Welfare Act (ICWA):

The Indian Child Welfare Act (ICWA) is a law that helps Native American/indigenous children stay with their Native American/indigenous families. Before this law, many Native American families had their children taken away and placed with non-native families. The ICWA was made to stop this from happening and to make sure Native American children can stay connected to their families, tribes, and culture. The law has rules for taking Native American children away from their families and guidelines for placing them in foster or adoptive homes that respect their culture.

A more thorough explanation:

The Indian Child Welfare Act (ICWA) is a federal law enacted in 1978 that aims to keep Native American/indigenous children with Native American/indigenous families. The ICWA was created because many Native children were being separated from their families by private adoption agencies and child-welfare services to be placed with non-native families. Before the ICWA, 75% to 80% of Native American families saw one of their children be placed in the foster care system. This law was created to address the devastating impact upon Native American children, who were oftentimes placed in non-native families.

The ICWA establishes specific rules and standards for the removal of Native American children and provides guidelines for the placement of Native American children in foster or adoptive homes, emphasizing the importance of the opportunity for the children to grow up in a Native American cultural setting. The main goal of the Act is to allow Native American children to stay connected to their families and tribes, and most importantly their culture.

Before the ICWA, many Native American children were taken away from their families and placed in non-native homes. For example, a Native American child could be taken away from their family and placed with a white family who did not understand or appreciate their culture. This could cause the child to lose their connection to their family, tribe, and culture. The ICWA helps prevent this from happening by ensuring that Native American children are placed with Native American families whenever possible.

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triplethread
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ambitiouslizard
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1a2b3c4d26z
11:25
I have no idea why people have so much beef w berkeley's app
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1a2b3c4d26z
11:26
Like... it's a more involved app but you don't have to do it? They're clearly trying to have some self-selection go on
I 100% agree with the self selection, I also am not even close to touching the medians there. However I think the huge PS plus the video and especially the very specific criteria for the why Berkeley essay is pretty crazy
I'm curious, how bold can one be in those videos? Is it worth making a satirical Jason Statham-action short if the adcoms have no sense of humor?
the more risk you take the higher chance of it backfiring
my instinct would be low humor bc if they have such a complex application I would feel hesitant to use a major part of it as a joke. They clearly take their admissions seriously and a joke video might convey the wrong thing at the wrong time. I think that humor is best put into a PS anecdote where it adds some shine to your personality
safe is always better
All good points
triplethread
11:34
@TheAdoptedOne: amazing
I almost did one for Vanderbilt and my idea was to do a documentary-style vid where I and others talked about me like it was an ESPN 30 for 30.
1a2b3c4d26z
11:36
I was risky in maybe one or two of my essays in that some parts read as slightly humorous, but I really tried to suss out the vibe for each school. I feel like Berk and UMich may be more accommodating of a more "out there" approach than other schools I applied to
1a2b3c4d26z
11:37
but that's literally just going off vibes
it looks like Berk vid is in response to a known prompt. My thinking is it may be a counter to AI by getting people to have to respond to what is essentially an essay prompt but on video
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One funny thing when talking to lawyers at work is that they will always say how they wish more law schools had interviews to make sure you can like... talk to people and form sentences
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