Adoption’s Hidden History: From Native American Tribes to Locked Lives (Vol. 1)

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Adoptions are finalized daily across America. Like the root system of a giant oak| tentacles of its history are submerged in years of human experience. Native Americans adopted children and adults into their tribes before pilgrims settled in the New World. Early-day adoption advocates took detailed notes of tribal organization leading to adoption’s acceptance by the general population. Using Oklahoma as an example| this study details how state leaders promoted adoption as a way to cope with an expanding number of orphaned and neglected children| as well as unmarried| pregnant women. Instead of tightening adoption laws to protect children| legislators established amended birth records and sealed the child’s original name| date and place of birth. “Adoption’s Hidden History: From Native American Tribes to Locked Lives” gives adult adoptees| adoptive parents| birth parents and adoption professionals many “aha” moments. It is the back story of every adopted person.