Sedona AZ (August 12, 2016) – The Gila River Indian Community is disappointed in the August 11, 2016, decision by the Arizona Court of Appeals regarding the adoptive status of a 2-year-old child, said Gila River Indian Community member and its Governor, Stephen R. Lewis, in the following GRIC issued release: “The net effect of today’s appellate decision, if upheld, will be to tear a small... 

Sedona AZ (July 7, 2015) – Earlier today, the Goldwater Institute announced that it had filed a class action lawsuit against federal and Arizona state officials challenging the constitutionality of the Indian Child Welfare Act, which was enacted in 1978. One of the plaintiffs in the case is identified as A.D., a 10 month old child who is eligible for enrollment in the Gila River Indian Community. The...