June 2023 update: In the US Supreme Court’s June 15 decision in Haaland v. Brackeen upholding the Indian Child Welfare Act(ICWA), Justice Neil Gorsuch cited the amicus curiae brief co-sponsored by the AHA and the Organization of American Historians in his concurrence. The brief, based on decades of study and research by professional historians, aimed to provide an accurate historical perspective of the IWCA as the court considered the case.

The American Historical Association has co-sponsored, along with the Organization of American Historians, an amicus curiae brief in the Supreme Court case Haaland v. Brackeen. This brief, based on decades of study and research by professional historians, aims to provide an accurate historical perspective as the Court considers the constitutionality of the Indian Child Welfare Act.

Download the brief as a PDF.