Three bills Gov. Jared Polis is considering: — Recognize Lunar New Year as an observed state holiday — Protect Native American kids in guardianship, adoption cases — Require schools to allow traditional Native regalia at graduations
“For decades, the Indian Child Welfare Act has been recognized as the gold standard in child welfare practice by experts,” said Senate Majority Leader Dominick Moreno, one of the bill’s sponsors. “Now that anti-tribal interests who want to undermine tribal sovereignty have made their way to the Supreme Court, it’s vital that we act immediately to protect Indigenous kids on a state level.”Another Indigenous issue is tackled in a bill heading to Polis.
“No Native American student should have to choose between participating in their graduation with their classmates or following their religious and cultural traditions,” said Sen. Sonya Jaquez Lewis, a bill sponsor. “Our country has a long and tragic history of suppressing Native American culture and forcing people to assimilate.”
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