Subverting the principle of equality: the transracial adoption of Native children into white families in the USA by Claire Palmiste

“…While officially endeavoring to treat Native children like mainstream children, it created conditions to estrange them from their tribes, biological families, and cultures. A qualitative study carried out between 2007 and 2009 about Native Americans who experienced transracial adoption and the obstacles to reunite with their original communities highlights the idea that equality can be a double-edged notion when applied to Native Americans.…”
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