Tribal leaders in Wyoming and the ACLU are urging the U.S. Supreme Court to uphold a longstanding law that keeps Native American children with Native American families when they come up for adoption or foster care.

CHEYENNE, Wyo. — A giant round drum, surrounded by a group of singing drummers sitting at the center of a swirling Native American dance circle, was the beating heart of the Cheyenne Frontier Days (CFD) annual powwow Wednesday.

Greg Day, who is Eastern Shoshone and lives in Ethete on the Wind River Indian Reservation, recently launched the “Dawn and Jeff I won’t be Silent” foundation in memory of his two deceased children.