Literature review of adoptions within Native American families

To some extent, they have been faced with the challenge of not being able to return their children home based on the complexities of the surrounding situations. The main problem arises from the changes that have taken place in relation to the adoption of the Native American children. In the traditional setup the Native American child was born into the kind of family that was considered a matriarchal society that was said to be part of the familial network that forms part of the tribal clan that belongs to the child. In this kind of culture, no room is provided for the termination of the parental rights (Wills & Norris, 2010). It is for this reason that the adoption in this setup was informal in the sense that it involved the placement of the child in the long term care of their other relatives.

In this case, it is possible to note that there are a number of problems that result from the transracial form of adoption. Jacobs reveals that this change in the ability to foster and nurture Indian children outside their families and communities has been a result of the rise in unwanted pregnancies and single mothers in the community. As such, most of these families are not in a position to take care of their children due to limited resources and skills (2013). For this reason, as indicated by Wills and Norris, it also has the likelihood to elicit a lot of numerous and varied emotions in the society. In particular, following the many changes that have taken place over time, it is possible to note that there s the trend of adoption of the Native American children by families in the United States and other areas that comprise f non Indian members.

This therefore plays a vital role especially in relation to the role that is played by the psychiatrists who provide their services to enable the placement of the Native American children into customer. This is important as it is revealed by Connolly in the sense that it not only helps in the evoking of allegiance onto the culture of the Native American people but also makes it possible to shape the image of the entire cultural community. It is this idea that forms the foundation on the need to raise the adoptive children in a manner that helps them to uphold their historical roots and cultures (Connolly, 2000). In the same way that nicknames and logos are used in the institutions to show uniformity, so are the practices and beliefs of the Native American children.

This is an important aspect since as shown by Connolly; they help in the creation of memory for tribes such as the American Indians and the native Alaska that might otherwise be forgotten as a result of the assimilation into other non tribal communities due to adoption issues. On the same note, the report from the CNN wire, Mears indicates that disputes that concern domestic issues are difficult to settle as they involve more than one stakeholder who has similar interests on the welfare of the children (2013). Among the most valued elements that are related to the need to place the Native American children into custody is to consider the foster care and homes into which they will be taken. This is because there have been some issues of concern that are related to the need to uphold the cultures of the Native Americans and especially the Indians who are majorly involved in this activity.