BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//www.kingcountycasa.org//NONSGML kigkonsult.se iCalcreator 2.30.10 // CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH UID:748dc78d-5f1e-497b-9d98-9059df667e50 X-WR-CALDESC:ZOOMING ALL CASAS!\nCASA Equity and Social Justice Book Group \nPlease join the next meeting of the CASA ESJ Book Group for a mixed medi a approach\, especially considering the pending Supreme Court case of Brac keen v. Haaland set for oral argument on November 9. \n*** Reading the bo ok is not required to join us and participants are encouraged to review ot her suggested media relevant to the topic.\nWednesday\, December 7\, 2022 \n12:15 – 1:30 pm\nVia Zoom (see link below)\nQuestions? Contact facilitat or Jennie Cowan (jcowan@kingcounty.gov). \n***1.5 hours of ESJ continuing education credit for attendance\n\nBOOK FOR DECEMBER:\nBitterroot: A Salis h Memoir of Transracial Adoption (American Indian Lives) \nBy Susan Devan Harness \nLecturer\, Oral Historian\, and Author Susan Devan Harness descr ibes her experience to overcome being an American Indian child adopted by a white couple. This book traces her journey to understand why she was su bjected to racist remarks and why she was an outsider looking in. The auth or’s journey helped her understand the often puzzling questions of stereot ypes\, a sense of non-belonging\, the meaning of family\, and the importan ce of forgiveness. \n\n\nOTHER MIXED MEDIA:\n1. Daughter of a Lost Bird - F ilm\nThe Office of Tribal Relations has paid for access to the film\, Daug hter of a Lost Bird available throughout the month of November.\nThis film will only be accessible between November 1-30\, 2022 using the following password: lostbird922\n“Lost birds” – a term for Native children adopted o ut of their tribal communities. Right after the Indian Child Welfare Act o f 1978 became the law of the land\, Kendra Mylnechuk Potter was adopted in to a white family and raised with no knowledge of her Native parentage. Th is beautiful and intimate film follows Kendra on her journey to find her b irth mother April\, also a Native adoptee\, and return to her Lummi homela nds in Washington State. With a sensitive yet unflinching lens\, director Brooke Swaney (Blackfeet/Salish) documents Kendra and April as they connec t with relatives and navigate what it means to be Native\, and to belong t o a tribe from the outside looking in. Along the way\, Kendra uncovers gen erations of emotional and spiritual beauty and pain and comes to the start ling realization that she is a living legacy of U. S. assimilationist poli cy. By sharing a deeply personal experience of inherited cultural trauma\, the film opens the door to broader and more complicated conversations abo ut the erasure of Native culture and questions of identity surrounding ado ption.\n2. Brackeen v. Haaland –US Supreme Court Oral Argument on November 9\, 2022\n\nBrackeen v. Haaland - SCOTUSblog\nArgument Audio (supremecourt .gov) (argument will be posted on November 9)\nIssues: (1) Whether the Ind ian Child Welfare Act of 1978’s placement preferences — which disfavor non -Indian adoptive families in child-placement proceedings involving an “Ind ian child” and thereby disadvantage those children — discriminate on the b asis of race in violation of the U.S. Constitution\; and (2) whether ICWA’ s placement preferences exceed Congress’s Article I authority by invading the arena of child placement — the “virtually exclusive province of the St ates\,” as stated in Sosna v. Iowa — and otherwise commandeering state cou rts and state agencies to carry out a federal child-placement program.\n\n 3. This Land – Podcast by Cherokee Citizen Rebecca Nagle on another case si milar to Brackeen: 3. Grandma Versus The Foster Parents | Crooked Media\n \nDescription: The award-winning documentary podcast This Land hosted by R ebecca Nagle reports on how the far right is using Native children to atta ck American Indian tribes and advance a conservative agenda. Rebecca Nagl e is an American activist\, writer and public speaker. She is a citizen of the Cherokee Nation.\n\n\nTOPICS FOR DISCUSSION: \n• The importance of the adoptive parents’ role in supporting the child’s culture and biological f amily connections\n• Social and cultural bias and a new perspective on a fa miliar experience\, and spark meaningful conversations about this historic al trauma\, generational cycles due to systemic racism\n• How can CASA best support children of color in their adoptive home to provide resources to the family in answering tough questions from the children and from others \nn How might you as a CASA volunteer support a child and family under thes e stressful circumstances? What would benefit your effectiveness as an adv ocate in your case? Case discussion: do you have a case with similar theme s\n\nZOOM LINK:\nTopic: CASA EQUITY AND SOCIAL JUSTICE BOOK GROUP\nTime: D ecember 7\, 2022\, 12:15 PM Pacific Time (US and Canada)\nJoin Zoom Meetin g\nhttps://kingcounty.zoom.us/j/85691682232\nMeeting ID: 856 9168 2232\nPa sscode: CASA\n\nOne tap mobile\n+12532158782\,\,85691682232#\,\,\,\,*41907 1# US (Tacoma)\n+13462487799\,\,85691682232#\,\,\,\,*419071# US (Houston) \n\nDial by your location\n +1 253 215 8782 US (Tacoma)\n +1 346 248 7799 US (Houston)\n +1 669 444 9171 US\n +1 669 900 6833 US (San Jose)\n +1 719 359 4580 US\n +1 301 715 8592 U S (Washington DC)\n +1 309 205 3325 US\n +1 312 626 6799 US (Chicago)\n +1 360 209 5623 US\n +1 386 347 5053 US\n +1 564 217 2000 US\n +1 646 931 3860 US\n +1 929 205 6099 U S (New York)\n 833 548 0276 US Toll-free\n 833 548 0282 US T oll-free\n 877 853 5247 US Toll-free\n 888 788 0099 US Toll- free\nMeeting ID: 856 9168 2232\nPasscode: 419071\nFind your local number: https://kingcounty.zoom.us/u/kJEpUgfgp\n\nJoin by SIP\n85691682232@zoomcr c.com\n\nJoin by H.323\n162.255.37.11 (US West)\n162.255.36.11 (US East)\n Meeting ID: 856 9168 2232\nPasscode: 419071\n\nJoin by Skype for Business \nhttps://kingcounty.zoom.us/skype/85691682232 X-WR-RELCALID:2a2da71626d86577e65b9d247d104237 X-WR-TIMEZONE:America/Los_Angeles BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/Los_Angeles BEGIN:STANDARD TZNAME:PST DTSTART:20221106T020000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0700 TZOFFSETTO:-0800 RDATE:20231105T020000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZNAME:PDT DTSTART:20220313T020000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0800 TZOFFSETTO:-0700 RDATE:20230312T020000 RDATE:20240310T020000 END:DAYLIGHT END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0f2af41f-e45c-4086-a107-e7575e894d71 DTSTAMP:20260520T033329Z DESCRIPTION:ZOOMING ALL CASAS!\nCASA Equity and Social Justice Book Group\n Please join the next meeting of the CASA ESJ Book Group for a mixed media approach\, especially considering the pending Supreme Court case of Bracke en v. Haaland set for oral argument on November 9. \n*** Reading the book is not required to join us and participants are encouraged to review othe r suggested media relevant to the topic.\nWednesday\, December 7\, 2022\n1 2:15 – 1:30 pm\nVia Zoom (see link below)\nQuestions? Contact facilitator Jennie Cowan (jcowan@kingcounty.gov). \n***1.5 hours of ESJ continuing edu cation credit for attendance\n\nBOOK FOR DECEMBER:\nBitterroot: A Salish M emoir of Transracial Adoption (American Indian Lives) \nBy Susan Devan Har ness \nLecturer\, Oral Historian\, and Author Susan Devan Harness describe s her experience to overcome being an American Indian child adopted by a w hite couple. This book traces her journey to understand why she was subje cted to racist remarks and why she was an outsider looking in. The author’ s journey helped her understand the often puzzling questions of stereotype s\, a sense of non-belonging\, the meaning of family\, and the importance of forgiveness. \n\n\nOTHER MIXED MEDIA:\n1. Daughter of a Lost Bird - Film \nThe Office of Tribal Relations has paid for access to the film\, Daughte r of a Lost Bird available throughout the month of November.\nThis film wi ll only be accessible between November 1-30\, 2022 using the following pas sword: lostbird922\n“Lost birds” – a term for Native children adopted out of their tribal communities. Right after the Indian Child Welfare Act of 1 978 became the law of the land\, Kendra Mylnechuk Potter was adopted into a white family and raised with no knowledge of her Native parentage. This beautiful and intimate film follows Kendra on her journey to find her birt h mother April\, also a Native adoptee\, and return to her Lummi homelands in Washington State. With a sensitive yet unflinching lens\, director Bro oke Swaney (Blackfeet/Salish) documents Kendra and April as they connect w ith relatives and navigate what it means to be Native\, and to belong to a tribe from the outside looking in. Along the way\, Kendra uncovers genera tions of emotional and spiritual beauty and pain and comes to the startlin g realization that she is a living legacy of U. S. assimilationist policy. By sharing a deeply personal experience of inherited cultural trauma\, th e film opens the door to broader and more complicated conversations about the erasure of Native culture and questions of identity surrounding adopti on.\n2. Brackeen v. Haaland –US Supreme Court Oral Argument on November 9\, 2022\n\nBrackeen v. Haaland - SCOTUSblog\nArgument Audio (supremecourt.go v) (argument will be posted on November 9)\nIssues: (1) Whether the Indian Child Welfare Act of 1978’s placement preferences — which disfavor non-In dian adoptive families in child-placement proceedings involving an “Indian child” and thereby disadvantage those children — discriminate on the basi s of race in violation of the U.S. Constitution\; and (2) whether ICWA’s p lacement preferences exceed Congress’s Article I authority by invading the arena of child placement — the “virtually exclusive province of the State s\,” as stated in Sosna v. Iowa — and otherwise commandeering state courts and state agencies to carry out a federal child-placement program.\n\n3. T his Land – Podcast by Cherokee Citizen Rebecca Nagle on another case simil ar to Brackeen: 3. Grandma Versus The Foster Parents | Crooked Media\n\nD escription: The award-winning documentary podcast This Land hosted by Rebe cca Nagle reports on how the far right is using Native children to attack American Indian tribes and advance a conservative agenda. Rebecca Nagle i s an American activist\, writer and public speaker. She is a citizen of th e Cherokee Nation.\n\n\nTOPICS FOR DISCUSSION: \n• The importance of the ad optive parents’ role in supporting the child’s culture and biological fami ly connections\n• Social and cultural bias and a new perspective on a famil iar experience\, and spark meaningful conversations about this historical trauma\, generational cycles due to systemic racism\n• How can CASA best su pport children of color in their adoptive home to provide resources to the family in answering tough questions from the children and from others \n• How might you as a CASA volunteer support a child and family under these s tressful circumstances? What would benefit your effectiveness as an advoca te in your case? Case discussion: do you have a case with similar themes\n \nZOOM LINK:\nTopic: CASA EQUITY AND SOCIAL JUSTICE BOOK GROUP\nTime: Dece mber 7\, 2022\, 12:15 PM Pacific Time (US and Canada)\nJoin Zoom Meeting\n https://kingcounty.zoom.us/j/85691682232\nMeeting ID: 856 9168 2232\nPassc ode: CASA\n\nOne tap mobile\n+12532158782\,\,85691682232#\,\,\,\,*419071# US (Tacoma)\n+13462487799\,\,85691682232#\,\,\,\,*419071# US (Houston)\n\n Dial by your location\n +1 253 215 8782 US (Tacoma)\n +1 346 248 7799 US (Houston)\n +1 669 444 9171 US\n +1 669 900 683 3 US (San Jose)\n +1 719 359 4580 US\n +1 301 715 8592 US (W ashington DC)\n +1 309 205 3325 US\n +1 312 626 6799 US (Chi cago)\n +1 360 209 5623 US\n +1 386 347 5053 US\n +1 564 217 2000 US\n +1 646 931 3860 US\n +1 929 205 6099 US (N ew York)\n 833 548 0276 US Toll-free\n 833 548 0282 US Toll- free\n 877 853 5247 US Toll-free\n 888 788 0099 US Toll-free \nMeeting ID: 856 9168 2232\nPasscode: 419071\nFind your local number: htt ps://kingcounty.zoom.us/u/kJEpUgfgp\n\nJoin by SIP\n85691682232@zoomcrc.co m\n\nJoin by H.323\n162.255.37.11 (US West)\n162.255.36.11 (US East)\nMeet ing ID: 856 9168 2232\nPasscode: 419071\n\nJoin by Skype for Business\nhtt ps://kingcounty.zoom.us/skype/85691682232 DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20221207T121500 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20221207T133000 LOCATION: SUMMARY:CASA Equity & Social Justice Book Group END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR