This case really isn't a "Indian" case at all. It is a corrupt adoption case. This biological father was kept out of the decision regarding her adoption and began formally contesting the decision when she was just an newborn. He was pushed out of the decision like many fathers are in the adoption industry. They should have done the right thing when Veronica was a tiny baby and not stripped her biological father's wishes and rights away just because she was a commodity in a supply/demand business. Justice isn't always popular, but I'm proud of this father for fighting for his daughter and for the rights of biological parents everywhere. Adoption law is skewed and ripe with conflict of interest issues and human rights violations because of the money involved and the need for babies. It strips the adoptee from their identity rights. Six US states have passed laws (supported by The Child Welfare League of America) restoring the unconditional right of adult adoptees access to their original birth certificate. Adoption reform is past due.

This decision wasn't made because of the "poor" indians, it was made because of an existing law within the Cherokee tribe. This law was made because less than a century ago the Feds would simply come into Cherokee homes and take the children without permission and without good reason and stick them into a boarding school run by white people who would beat and sometimes torture the kids to make them speak English and would starve, beat and leave them in isolation if they were heard speaking Cherokee, it amounted to the Feds kidnapping kids from homes and there was nothing the parents could do about it, imagine if they did that to your kids or to you and your brothers and sisters when you were kids...that is why this law within the tribe exists to protect the children from being kidnapped and basically incarcerated by our government....I disagree with them giving this little girl back to a father who obviously wasn't around when she was born nor did he give a crap about her until he found out she was living with adoptive parents, but this law came about because of the Federal Authorities overstepping their bounds with tribal children, and it is what it is, I just pray for this little girl, she is going to have a rough life now.

Its still and will always be poor poor indians!! FK that! What about the kid? Where was this as@ho13 when the child was born?? And just because he is indian make this case special????? What a bunch of B.S!!!!!!!!!!!