A federal appeals court has delivered a major blow to tribes and parents who have been seeking stronger enforcement of the Indian Child Welfare Act in South Dakota.The Oglala Sioux Tribe, the Rosebud Sioux Tribe and three Indian parents went to court more than five years ago, alarmed by the large numbers of Indian children being taken from their families. They secured a historic ruling which confirmed that the state was violating ICWA by failing to provide adequate notice in child welfare proceedings.
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Washington State Initiative 940, the Police De-Escalation Bill, will require law enforcement to receive training in de-escalation, in mental illness, and in providing first aid at the scene of police incidents. It also requires independent investigations of police shootings, mandates the inclusion of tribal governments when tribal citizens are shot, and, perhaps most importantly, makes it easier to prosecute police officers who misuse deadly force.