Finding Faith
THE BIRTH-FATHERS' CLUB SERIES
#journeysofdiscovery, #foundfamily, #childrenback
Finding Faith
THE BIRTH-FATHERS' CLUB SERIES
#journeysofdiscovery, #foundfamily, #childrenback
THE BIRTH-FATHERS' CLUB Series
Finding Faith
From a Desert City by the Sea
Finding Faith
> Order through Bookshop with a percentage to indie booksellers.
> ISBN: 978-1-7379477-4-5
LIKE A TWISTING DOUBLE HELIX of DNA, two satisfying stories of compelling and complex father-daughter pairs entwine with life-altering surprises. One thread follows Faith who, like the author, is an adult adoptee discovering her hi
> Order through Bookshop with a percentage to indie booksellers.
> ISBN: 978-1-7379477-4-5
LIKE A TWISTING DOUBLE HELIX of DNA, two satisfying stories of compelling and complex father-daughter pairs entwine with life-altering surprises. One thread follows Faith who, like the author, is an adult adoptee discovering her hidden Indigenous heritage – and America's reasons for erasing it – when she finds her birth-father. The theme of healing from erasure is spun differently in the story of her best friend, Susan, and Susan's birth-father. Both bring compassion, humor, and understanding to the question of whether it is ever too late for paternal instinct.
EACH YEAR THOUSANDS OF MEN father children later placed for adoption or donor-conception. Some of them thought they would forget. Some claim they never knew. There are several million of these secret fathers in the United States alone – in The Birth-Fathers’ Club Series eight of them are about to get a knock on the door – as changing times catch up with them and with adoptive parents, recipient parents, anonymous donors, and the rest of our beloved ancestors.
~
Praise for Finding Faith: a memoirish novel, The Birth-Fathers’ Club Series:
“USING HER DEFT STORYTELLING SKILLS, Michele Kriegman…instills complex…issues with emotional immediacy. We get to know the ensemble cast of characters and to care about them as if we were family…. Finding Faith has a strong, satisfying ending.” ~ Elaine Durbach, former Bureau Chief, NJ Jewish News, author of the novel Roundabout
“VERY TOUCHING, THE ENDING FEELS SO AUTHENTIC…. Great story, and I enjoy all the connections Michele Kriegman makes between adoption and literature, the Bible, religion, poetry, plays, and more.” ~ Traci Onders, Investigative Genetic Genealogist, Adoption Network Cleveland
“MICHELE BRILLIANTLY CAPTURES THE NUANCES of search and reunion for both the biological family as well as the relinquished/adopted person. Her characters have relatable, realistic internal dialogues about the inevitable tensions in reunion and discovery. Her prose in world building flows naturally and beautifully setting the scene while drawing the reader through the narrative.” ~ Ridghaus, documentary film-maker of “Six Word Adoption Memoirs”
“THIS IS GREAT WRITING!... CALLS ON ALL FIVE senses…. Good suspense! It's wonderful to see the often under-represented and much needed birth-father perspectives Finding Faith delivers.” ~ Patricia Meyer, My Adopted Life
> ISBN: 978-1-7379477-4-5
~
ROCK MEMOIR
From a Desert City by the Sea
Finding Faith
> Order through Bookshop with a percentage to indie booksellers.
> ISBN: 978-1-7379477-0-7
EVERY YEAR THOUSANDS OF MEN father children later placed for adoption or donor-conception. Some of them thought they would forget. Some claim they never knew. There are several million of these secret fathers in the United States
> Order through Bookshop with a percentage to indie booksellers.
> ISBN: 978-1-7379477-0-7
EVERY YEAR THOUSANDS OF MEN father children later placed for adoption or donor-conception. Some of them thought they would forget. Some claim they never knew. There are several million of these secret fathers in the United States alone. In The Birth-Fathers' Club Series eight of them are about to get a knock on the door.
TONY SILVIO, THE DETOXED but still howling Rock God epicenter of The Tony Silvio Project, is one of them. When his biological daughter finds him his rock memoir tour spins in a completely new orbit.
~
Praise for ROCK MEMOIR, The Birth-Fathers’ Club Series:
“MICHELE KRIEGMAN'S NOVELLA, ROCK MEMOIR, is the first book in her Birth Fathers' Club Series, and...a really fun way to kick off this series. The book tackles the serious topic of birth-fathers by using warmth, humor, and fast-paced writing. I especially found Tony, the aging rock idol, and his long-suffering wife, Maria, to be fascinating and alive.
The characters are well-realized and feel like people you may know--or think you know--and the story never gets bogged down by what could be a weighty subject--birth fathers who many years later start to deal with the fact that they have unknown children out there; and in some cases children they only recently became aware existed. Yet while the underlying theme is birth-fathers, the focus of this novella is squarely on character development and story line, making for a quick and enjoyable read....” ~ Mark Furman, The Tired Married Guys (TMG) Book Club
> Order through Bookshop with a percentage to indie booksellers.
> ISBN: 978-1-7379477-0-7
~
If you'd like another way to support us, please ask your local bookseller and library to order copies!
From a Desert City by the Sea
From a Desert City by the Sea
From a Desert City by the Sea
> Order through Bookshop with a percentage to indie booksellers.
> ISBN: 978-1-7379477-1-4
ONE NIGHT TWO DISSIMILAR MEN, Clay Dennen, a North American family man and seasoned executive, and Ryuji Kato, the sharp-witted executive producer of Japan’s top morning show, meet in a seaside lounge and leave with the other's darke
> Order through Bookshop with a percentage to indie booksellers.
> ISBN: 978-1-7379477-1-4
ONE NIGHT TWO DISSIMILAR MEN, Clay Dennen, a North American family man and seasoned executive, and Ryuji Kato, the sharp-witted executive producer of Japan’s top morning show, meet in a seaside lounge and leave with the other's darkest secret. See how their stories ravel and recombine.
EVERY YEAR THOUSANDS OF MEN father children later placed for adoption or donor-conception. Some of them thought they would forget. Some claim they never knew. There are several million of these secret fathers in the United States alone. In The Birth-Fathers' Club Series eight of them are about to get a knock on the door.
~
Praise for From a Desert City by the Sea, The Birth-Fathers’ Club Series:
“THE SUSPENSE OF THE SEARCH AND DNA was intriguing... so haphazard at first then so coldly exacting in the end. Michele has managed to weave secret adoption, reunion and the forgotten role of birth-fathers into a work of art that reads like a murder mystery. Archaic closed adoption laws lay the groundwork but love and the power of DNA steal the show.” ~ MAJ Peter W. Franklin (Ret.), AdopteesWithOutLiberty.com (AWOL)
“THIS CAPTURES IT PERFECTLY.” ~ Michael Hering, Father of two, parent of one, volunteer for the National Parents Organization
"….ENGAGING, THE WRITING FLUID, I liked Clay and Ryuji…real characters with their flaws." ~ Ridghaus, “Six Word Adoption Memoirs” film, co-lead of the Adoptee Voices Writing Group
“AWESOME!” ~ Rob Manzanares, whose story was told in “The Red Pill” documentary on the men’s rights movement
> Order through Bookshop with a percentage to indie booksellers.
> ISBN: 978-1-7379477-1-4
~
If you'd like another way to support us, please ask your local bookseller and library to order copies!
Ordering the Prequel:
Praise for Tapioca Fire, the prequel to The Birth-Fathers' Club Series:
TAPIOCA FIRE OPENS WHEN SUSAN tries to solve the mystery of a missing parent only to uncover a greater crime. Susan was adopted years ago in Thailand. A once-in-a-lifetime career opportunity brings her to Japan for the opening of a new museum. It also gives her the excuse to hop another flight to visit the world of the woman forced to give her away years ago.
Susan's quest introduces her to the subculture of the adoption search and reunion movement. But it is as much the story of her adoptive parents who were part of the pioneering generation who adopted internationally. They join the first generation to have their adult children return overseas to find birth family. Her poignant meeting with her birth mother uncovers a deeper tragedy they will both begin to fight from their very different lives. Beautiful, dangerous, haunting, Tapioca Fire proves the adage that the most difficult part of a quest is the journey back home.
Praise for Tapioca Fire, the 2014 prequel to The Birth-Fathers’ Club Series:
"[T]HIS BOOK AND THE OTHERS IN HER BIRTH-FATHERS' CLUB SERIES remind me of another favorite writer, Amor Towles. Great reads that respect the reader's intelligence while moving a character-driven story with a good pace and populated by intriguing characters…. Her sense of place is very strong.... her evocation of Thailand reads very true to me. Same can be said of her descriptions of rural Maine. A beautifully written book with vibrant real characters.” ~ Mark Furman, The Tired Married Guys (TMG) Book Club
"THIS WAS A BEAUTIFULLY WRITTEN work that held my interest and heart throughout…. Ms. Gilbert [Michele Kriegman]...makes you understand and relate easily to her characters.... I find myself quoting several very poignant, well-turned phrases even after finishing the book." ~ Iris J. Arenson-Fuller, PCC, CPC
"AS A THERAPIST WHO SPECIALIZES in adoption...I have recommended Tapioca Fire to my clients, and I would also recommend it to someone wanting a fascinating fiction read." ~ Brooke Randolph, LMHC
"WE ALL SEARCH FOR LOVE and acceptance…. [Michele Kriegman writing as] Suzanne Gilbert brings that struggle to life in a saga of a search and discovery that crosses continents and generations." ~ Elaine Durbach, former Bureau Chief, NJ Jewish News, author of Roundabout
Get Tapioca Fire from Amazon & Kindle
Get Tapioca Fire from Bookshop/IndieBound
Paperback {ISBN:9781495305757} <<
Large Print {ISBN:9781492701170} <<
If you'd like another way to support us, please ask your local bookseller and library to order copies!
About Michele
Audio Sample, Essays in Slate and Lilith, Bios
Sample audio:
1) The Moth StorySlam's "The Baby Shower", written and performed by Michele Kriegman, produced by Cyndi Freeman.
Recent press:
2) "The Supreme Court May Ensure Native Kids’ Ancestry Is Erased—Just Like Mine Was. The Indian Child Welfare Act helped keep indigenous families together/Jurisprudence", Slate Magazine, November 8th, 2022.
3) "What Language Do You Pray In? Japanese, Hebrew, French, Cherokee", Lilith Magazine, Winter 2023.
Event Bio [95 words]
Michele Kriegman has written and produced for ABC News, Slate, Info Security Professional Magazine, iVillage.com, Lilith, Maine Public, Nippon TV, parenting magazines, Tokyo Broadcasting, and TV Asahi, among others. Having worked in a second career as a cybersecurity professional for over fifteen years, Michele now devotes herself to writing full time, focusing on two genres: cybercrime mysteries, and search and reunion novels. Her published books include Tapioca Fire, ROCK MEMOIR, From a Desert City by the Sea, and Finding Faith. She speaks as a keynote, panelist, and presenter on both technology and child welfare topics.
Short Bio [170 words]
Michele Kriegman, was born, relinquished, and adopted in New York City. She graduated from Wellesley College and received a Japanese Ministry of Education graduate scholarship to Sophia University’s Department of Mass Communications in Tokyo. There she began a journalism career at ABC News, followed by multi-year assignments with Nippon TV’s top-rated morning show and was a producer on a Gabriel Award-winning documentary on Peace Studies in Boston and Hiroshima. She has written and produced for Slate, Info Security Professional, iVillage.com, Lilith, Maine Public, parenting magazines, Tokyo Broadcasting, and TV Asahi, among others.
Having worked in a second career as a cybersecurity professional for over fifteen years, Michele now devotes herself to writing full time, focusing on two genres: cybercrime mysteries, and search and reunion novels. Her 2014 debut novel, Tapioca Fire, written under her birth-name Suzanne Gilbert, is the prequel to The Birth-Fathers' Club Series: ROCK MEMOIR, From a Desert City by the Sea, and Finding Faith. She speaks as keynote, panelist, and presenter on both technology and child welfare topics.
Long Bio [390 words]
Michele Kriegman, an adoptee in reunion, a mother, and an adoptive step-parent, was born, relinquished, and adopted in New York City. She graduated from Wellesley College and received a Japanese Ministry of Education graduate scholarship to Sophia University’s Department of Mass Communications in Tokyo. There she began a journalism career at ABC News, followed by multi-year assignments with Nippon TV’s top-rated morning show and was a producer on a Gabriel Award-winning documentary about Peace Studies in Boston and Hiroshima. She has written and produced for Slate, Info Security Professional, iVillage.com, Lilith, Maine Public, parenting magazines, Tokyo Broadcasting, and TV Asahi, among others.
Having worked in a second career as a cybersecurity professional for over fifteen years, Michele Kriegman now devotes herself to writing full time, focusing on two distinct genres: cybercrime mysteries, and search and reunion novels. On a detour that turned out not to be a detour, she translated six noted cyberpunk graphic novels from Japanese to English. Her cybersecurity and cyberpunk backgrounds inform her cybercrime mysteries. She continues to write for the cybersecurity industry and released a technical dictionary for the same audience in 2020. She has served on technology panels for fellow writers.
Although she is a storyteller by nature, like many adoptees she was missing her own backstory well into adulthood. Discovering her erased Indigenous heritage and its larger context of Native child removal helped complete it. Most recently, a DNA test kit that came as a holiday present revealed a sister! Their shared birth-father, and his complex effort at redemption later in life, inspired the novel Finding Faith: a memoirish novel. Other novels in The Birth-Fathers’ Club Series are ROCK MEMOIR and From a Desert City by the Sea.
Michele Kriegman teaches writing workshops for adoptees and donor-conceived people finding their #ownvoices. She is a requested conference keynote speaker and presenter for child welfare professionals, adoptive/intentional parents, and adult adoptees/donor-conceived people on several themes, including “Waiting, Creating, & Finding Family: Past, Present, & Fiction”. Her well-researched approach isn’t overly academic; she’s been an in-the-trenches adoptive step-mom too.
The focus of many of Michele's public talks is the Indian Child Welfare Act, which played a pivotal role in her father’s and her own stories, and she is partnering with Tribal elders and child welfare professionals for a state ICWA, a new battlefield in the culture wars.
Quick Orders:
*+*+*+*+* *+*+*+*+* *+*+*+*+*
Amazon Author Central= https://www.amazon.com/author/michele
*+*+*+*+* *+*+*+*+* *+*+*+*+*
Bookshop= https://bookshop.org/lists/featured-the-birth-fathers-club-series
*+*+*+*+* *+*+*+*+* *+*+*+*+*
Reunion Land Press Extras
Playlist Inspired by The Birth-Fathers' Club Series
Playlist Inspired by The Birth-Fathers' Club Series
Playlist Inspired by The Birth-Fathers' Club Series
VISIT: Inspired by the Birth-Father's Club Series
Some songs were written or performed by birth-parents/donors, adoptees, or adoptive/recipient parents.
A few are directly about relinquishment, adoption, or reunion.
We note below when tunes or their creators are mentioned in one of these three books of the Birth-Fathers's Club Series (See
VISIT: Inspired by the Birth-Father's Club Series
Some songs were written or performed by birth-parents/donors, adoptees, or adoptive/recipient parents.
A few are directly about relinquishment, adoption, or reunion.
We note below when tunes or their creators are mentioned in one of these three books of the Birth-Fathers's Club Series (See https://amzn.to/3NgZeuD):
1. Birth Of The True (Aztec Camera) for ROCK MEMOIR @ https://amzn.to/3olbMpP
2. Blackbird (Crosby, Stills & Nash cover of Beatles) for ROCK MEMOIR @ https://amzn.to/3olbMpP
3. Century City (Tom Petty) for ROCK MEMOIR @ https://amzn.to/3olbMpP
4. Cinderella (Firefall)
5. Clinton Albert Feissner, Live in Sendai for ROCK MEMOIR @ https://amzn.to/3olbMpP
6. Come On Come On (Mary Chapin Carpenter) for Finding Faith @ https://amzn.to/39SG93V
7. Empty Pages (Traffic) for Finding Faith @ https://amzn.to/39SG93V
8. First Cut Is The Deepest, The (Sheryl Crow) for Finding Faith @ https://amzn.to/39SG93V
9. How Sweet It Is/To Be Loved by You (James Taylor) for From a Desert City by the Sea @ https://amzn.to/3Hk6vHJ
10. Humble And Kind (Tim McGraw) for ROCK MEMOIR @ https://amzn.to/3olbMpP
11. 867-5309/Jenny (Tommy Tutone) for Finding Faith @ https://amzn.to/39SG93V
12. Just Like Me (Sarah McLachlan with DMC) for ROCK MEMOIR @ https://amzn.to/3olbMpP
13. Life Changes (Thomas Rhett)
14. Little Green (Joni Mitchell)
15. Lovechild (Dianna Ross & The Supremes)
16. Mandolin Wind (Rod Stewart) for ROCK MEMOIR @ https://amzn.to/3olbMpP
17. March 14th (Drake) for ROCK MEMOIR @ https://amzn.to/3olbMpP
18. (The Marvelettes) Beechwood 4-5789 for Finding Faith @ https://amzn.to/39SG93V
19. Melissa (Allman Brothers) for Finding Faith @ https://amzn.to/39SG93V
20. Mercy Is (Patti Smith & Kronos Quartet)
21. Mother & Child Reunion (Paul Simon)
22. Never Comin Down (Keith Urban, Melissa's favorite song) for Finding Faith @ https://amzn.to/39SG93V
23. Not Fade Away (Rolling Stones with Brian Jones) for ROCK MEMOIR @ https://amzn.to/3olbMpP
24. Ophelia (Robbie Robertson/The Band) for Finding Faith @ https://amzn.to/39SG93V
25. Pennsylvania 6-5000 (Glenn Miller Band) for Finding Faith @ https://amzn.to/39SG93V
26. Perfect Day (Chris Whitley/in "Gaz Bar Blues") for Finding Faith @ https://amzn.to/39SG93V
27. Sister Golden Hair (America) for From a Desert City by the Sea @ https://amzn.to/3Hk6vHJ
28. Sorcerer's Apprentice, The/Fantasia (Peter Dukas [unavailable in playlist]) for Finding Faith @ https://amzn.to/39SG93V
29. Story of Adidon, The (Pusha T) for ROCK MEMOIR @ https://amzn.to/3olbMpP
30. Wake Up Little Susie (The Everley Bros.)
31. Walk This Way (Steven Tyler & RunDMC) for ROCK MEMOIR @ https://amzn.to/3olbMpP
32. Walking in Memphis (Marc Cohen) for Finding Faith @ https://amzn.to/39SG93V
33. Whistling Past The Graveyard (Screamin' Jay Hawkins) for ROCK MEMOIR @ https://amzn.to/3olbMpP
34. Won't Get Fooled Again (The Who) for ROCK MEMOIR @ https://amzn.to/3olbMpP
35. Alternate version: Birth of the True (Roddy Frame) for ROCK MEMOIR @ https://amzn.to/3olbMpP
36. Alternate version: First Cut Is The Deepest, The (Cat Stevens demo tape) for Finding Faith @ https://amzn.to/39SG93V
37. Alternate version: Not Fade Away (Buddy Holly) for ROCK MEMOIR @ https://amzn.to/3olbMpP
38. Alternate version: Perfect Day (Lou Reed) for Finding Faith @ https://amzn.to/39SG93V
VISIT: Inspired by the Birth-Father's Club Series
Waiting, Creating & Finding Family Files Playlist +
Playlist Inspired by The Birth-Fathers' Club Series
Playlist Inspired by The Birth-Fathers' Club Series
ARCHIVES AT: Waiting, Creating & Finding Family Files
Michele has served in various speaking roles, from conference keynote to "in conversation with".
Topics include:
"Waiting, Creating & Finding Family: Past, Present, and Fiction"
"The Craft of Writing Our Stories"
"The Culture Wars, Native Kids, and Me"
1) August 2014 07:15 "'The Baby Shower
ARCHIVES AT: Waiting, Creating & Finding Family Files
Michele has served in various speaking roles, from conference keynote to "in conversation with".
Topics include:
"Waiting, Creating & Finding Family: Past, Present, and Fiction"
"The Craft of Writing Our Stories"
"The Culture Wars, Native Kids, and Me"
1) August 2014 07:15 "'The Baby Shower' from The Moth StorySLAM", produced by Cyndi Freeman, performed by Michele as Suzanne Gilbert
2) 05/04/2022 07:29 "33rd Annual Conference - Workshop Presenter Interview: Michele Kriegman"
3) 4/1/2023 40:00 workshop backup video, "Flash Memoirs: Interactive Workshop to Jumpstart & Craft Your Writing/Performing/Producing", Untangling Our Roots Summit, Louisville, KY
4) 12/14/2022 53:34 Adoption Network Cleveland "Michele Kriegman | Is the Supreme Court Going After Adoptee Heritage Equality?"
5) 10/15/2022 01:17:20 Quarterly Education Deep Dive Adoption Knowledge Affiliates (AKA) Austin, TX, "Facing the Fight of Its Life in the U.S. Supreme Court Now: the Gold Standard in Child Welfare"
6) 9/17/2022 01:25:54 "From 'DNA testing was a waste of time' to 'You have a close match': My genetic journey" NAAPUnited
7) 5/16/2022 01:09:41 AFFCNY Conference "Facing the Fight of Its Life in the U.S. Supreme Court Now: the Gold Standard in Child Welfare"
8) 11/6/2021 01:07:00 Interactive Adoption Knowledge Affiliates writing workshop [some issues with video/moderation] "#OwnVoices Workshop: Finding Our Story, Using Our Voice"
GUEST HOSTING:
9) 10/18/2022 01:34:51 Guest Host: "An Adoptee & a Donor-Conceived Person Talking: Michele Kriegman in Conversation with Cassandra Adams"
10) 4/22/2022 51:04 Guest Host: "NAAP Adoption Happy Hour, Michele Kriegman with Julia Daily 'Author of No Names To Be Given'"
OTHER PLATFORMS:
1) Colby College Conference for Small Town Jewish Life, June 2023, “The Jew in the Pow Wow: What Two Maine Tribes Can Learn from Each Other”, presentation followed by Q & A, 90-minutes
2) 11/30/2019 NYC Keynote for the Adoptive Parents Council 10th Annual Conference, "Waiting, Creating & Finding Family: Past, Present, and Fiction", 450+ in attendance. [Photos on social]
3.a) 3/25/2022, Montclair State & St. Johns Universities biennial Adoption Initiative Conference panelist on "The Unfinished Business of Adoptees Who Are Native American/First Peoples" with presentation, "Legal, Cultural, and Identity Issues to Navigate & Reclaim" [video no longer available].
3.b) 3/25/2022, Montclair State & St. Johns Universities biennial Adoption Initiative Conference presenter on "The Solomon's Choice of Judicial or Legislative Activism" [video no longer available] .
3.c) 4/2014, Montclair State & St. Johns Universities biennial Adoption Initiative Conference presenter on "Human Trafficking, Transnational Adoption, and Triggers (and Treaties)" [video no longer available] .
4) 7/23/2023 31:45, Janeice Garrard's "Claiming Your Voice Audio Podcast, 'Guest Michele Kriegman'" episode, https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/janeice-garrard/episodes/Guest-Michele-Kriegman-e278n2p
5) 11/05/2022 01:31:22 "Ande Scott's 'The Adoption Files' Interview with Michele Kriegman"
6) 4/19/2022 01:03:27 "61. Jennifer Dyan Ghoston interview with Michele Kriegman, produced by Corey Quinn: " Michele Kriegman: 'Tapioca Fire' and 'Finding Faith'."
7) 4/12/2022 01:01:58 "Searching & Learning With Adoptee Michele Kriegman", Simon Benn's Thriving Adoptees.
8) 3/11/2022 Rutgers School of Social Work and Concerned People for Adoption (CPFA) Annual Conference virtual presentation on cybersecurity and adoption, "It's Not If, But When You're Hacked".
9) 12/11/2021 Adoption Mosaic We the Experts panel on "Adoption & Religion"
[video unavailable; info link only]
10) 11/30/2019 Austin, TX Adoption Knowledge Affiliates (AKA) [video unavailable] "Waiting, Creating, and Finding Family: Past, Present, and Fiction"
ARCHIVES AT: Waiting, Creating & Finding Family Files
Social Justice for Native Children
Playlist Inspired by The Birth-Fathers' Club Series
Social Justice for Native Children
I am part Cherokee and Mohawk through my biological father, and I believe the continuity of Native American culture and the mental health of Native children depends on state-level legislation that preserves the principles of the Indian Child Welfare Act of 1978.
WE WON BUT it could slip away. Big Oil, gambling, and drilling conglomerates a
I am part Cherokee and Mohawk through my biological father, and I believe the continuity of Native American culture and the mental health of Native children depends on state-level legislation that preserves the principles of the Indian Child Welfare Act of 1978.
WE WON BUT it could slip away. Big Oil, gambling, and drilling conglomerates are expected to target children again in renewed attacks on the 45-year-old Indian Child Welfare Act (ICWA).
The important novel "Finding Faith: a memoirish novel" illustrates why NJ needs a state law to support, clarify and close loopholes in the federal law.
Many states have already passed bills like the proposed New Jersey Indian Child Welfare Act. As of this posting, they include California, Iowa, Maine, Michigan, Minnesota, Montana, Nebraska, New Mexico, Nevada, North Dakota, Oklahoma, Oregon, Washington, Wisconsin, and Wyoming --- and counting.
Please join people across the country working to end centuries of targeting Native children - please sign the petition to keep American Indian Children Safe & Native. You can follow the progress of our bill or sign up to receive updates at either link.
Thank you! / Wado!
Michele Kriegman