Parts of a federal law giving Native American families preference in the adoption of Native American children were effectively struck down by a sharply divided federal appeals court, a defeat for tribal leaders who said the 1978 law was important...
30 years ago, Wisconsin signed a law that required schools to teach about Native American history, culture and tribal sovereignty. It’s known as Act 31. The law was created in part because of violent controversy over Ojibwe spearfishing rights.