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After delays, Utah bill to protect Native kids against being removed from their tribes moves forward

If passed, HB40 would enact a state version of the federal Indian Child Welfare Act, or ICWA. Tribal members spoke in favor Wednesday of keeping “these children with their culture.”

(Rick Egan | The Salt Lake Tribune) Nizhoni Guthrie makes a statement with a jacket, while attending a news conference encouraging Utah lawmakers to consider passing HB40 which would enact ICWA in Utah law, at the Capitol on Tuesday, Jan. 31, 2023. The bill passed in committee on a 13-0 vote on Wednesday, Feb. 22, 2023.