Minnesota lawmaker tells ‘white Christians’ to ‘stop adopting Native American babies’

A radical Minnesota Democrat lawmaker in the state legislature is facing widespread criticism for claiming online that she believes “white Christians” who adopt Native American children are committing “genocide.”

“I’m sick of white Christians adopting our babies and rejoicing,” Minnesota State Representative Heather Keeler wrote on her now-private personal Facebook page.

‘It’s really a sad day when that happens. It means that the genocide continues.

“If you care about our babies, fight genocide,” she wrote. ‘Help the real issues affecting indigenous parents, stop stealing our babies and changing their names under the impression you are helping. White saviors are the worst!

Rep. Keeler’s controversial Facebook post equating white adoption of Native American babies to genocide

Keeler is in her second term in the Minnesota House of Representatives and has focused her legislative career, thus far, primarily on the needs of teachers and homeless youth in her state.

She is also a Native American and a registered member of the Yankton Sioux tribe, who has argued on several occasions that white adoption of Native American children works to ‘strip’ them of their ‘identity,’ which is a ‘form of genocide.’

Keeler is the lead author of a bill that would incorporate provisions of the federal Indian Child Welfare Act (ICWA) into state law.

The US Supreme Court is expected to rule this term in a case challenging the constitutionality of ICWA.

According to the Bureau of Indian Affairs, ICWA recognizes “tribal jurisdiction over decisions for their Indian children” in state custody proceedings.

It would also establish “minimum federal standards for separating indigenous children from their families.”

Keeler’s proposed legislation would effectively codify ICWA into state law.

Rep. Alicia Kozlowski, D-Duluth and a co-sponsor of the bill, said: “Throughout history, the United States and Minnesota have used intentional and horrific methods to remove and disconnect our native children from their families, your culture”.

In Minnesota, “American Indian children are 16.4% more likely than white children to be placed out of home,” he said.

The bill would include the following language in state law: ‘The State of Minnesota recognizes that all federally recognized Indian tribes have the inherent authority to determine their own jurisdiction for any and all Indian child custody or placement proceedings. regardless of whether the tribal members are on or off the reservation and regardless of the procedural stance of the proceeding.’

“Raising our next generation and keeping them in our indigenous families is essential to preserving our culture, language, traditions and way of life.

‘We need to protect our indigenous families and the integrity of our relatives. Our next seven generations are sacred to our community, and taking them away and stripping them of their identity is a form of genocide.

“We cannot allow these atrocities to continue. We need to act now to ensure that the next generation of our community remains within our tribal community. We must protect our family lineage and the existence of our tribal nations.’

Keeler’s controversial position has aroused the masses online, many of whom have taken a stand against his position.

Keeler’s bill is expected to be considered by the Supreme Court this term. It is challenged on the basis of its constitutionality.

Here, Keeler refers to the adoption of Native American children by white families, calling it “a form of genocide.”

your professional Facebook page it is congested with comments calling his position racist and demanding that he resign.

‘You can’t fix a racist mind like Keelers [sic]. The hatred of him permeated his being,’ wrote JC Sparks.

“I’m sorry for you, for having so much hate in your heart,” Patty Lemen Mork wrote.

‘How do people like you survive the day with all this poison in your head? It must be horrible to deal with that every day. Therapy is always a good place to start,” wrote Tom Wilt.

“Is ‘Heather Keeler’ your Sioux name or did you or your parents steal an English name to hide your ethnicity?” wrote DL ven den Brink, seeming to scoff at the idea that native children adopted into white homes have their names stolen.