Native Foster Care: Lost Children, Shattered Families http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=141763531&ft=1&f=141763531 Nearly 700 Native American children in South Dakota are being removed from their homes every year, sometimes in questionable circumstances. en Copyright 2013 NPR - For Personal Use Only NPR API RSS Generator 0.94 Wed, 06 Feb 2013 15:00:00 -0500 http://media.npr.org/images/podcasts/thumbnail/npr_generic_image_75.jpg Native Foster Care: Lost Children, Shattered Families http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=141763531&ft=1&f=141763531 yes South Dakota Tribes Accuse State Of Violating Indian Welfare Act Eight tribes have delivered a report to Congress saying South Dakota is willfully ignoring a federal law meant to protect Native American children. Several lawmakers are demanding action. The Bureau of Indian Affairs on Wednesday agreed to convene a summit meeting of key players, and says it will urge state officials to respond. Wed, 06 Feb 2013 15:00:00 -0500 http://www.npr.org/2013/02/06/171310945/south-dakota-tribes-accuse-state-of-violating-indian-welfare-act?ft=1&f=141763531 http://www.npr.org/2013/02/06/171310945/south-dakota-tribes-accuse-state-of-violating-indian-welfare-act?ft=1&f=141763531 Eight tribes have delivered a report to Congress saying South Dakota is willfully ignoring a federal law meant to protect Native American children. Several lawmakers are demanding action. The Bureau of Indian Affairs on Wednesday agreed to convene a summit meeting of key players, and says it will urge state officials to respond. 299 no Eight tribes have delivered a report to Congress saying South Dakota is willfully ignoring a federal law meant to protect Native American children. Several lawmakers are demanding action. The Bureau of Indian Affairs on Wednesday agreed to convene a summit meeting of key players, and says it will urge state officials to respond.

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]]> Improving Foster Care For Native American Kids An average of 700 Native American children in South Dakota are removed from their homes and placed in foster care each year, often in violation of federal law, an NPR investigation found. Native American children make up less than 15 percent of the state's child population, but represent more than half of kids in foster care. Mon, 31 Oct 2011 14:14:00 -0400 http://www.npr.org/2011/10/31/141872944/improving-foster-care-for-native-american-kids?ft=1&f=141763531 http://www.npr.org/2011/10/31/141872944/improving-foster-care-for-native-american-kids?ft=1&f=141763531 An average of 700 Native American children in South Dakota are removed from their homes and placed in foster care each year, often in violation of federal law, an NPR investigation found. Native American children make up less than 15 percent of the state's child population, but represent more than half of kids in foster care. 2196 no An average of 700 Native American children in South Dakota are removed from their homes and placed in foster care each year, often in violation of federal law, an NPR investigation found. Native American children make up less than 15 percent of the state's child population, but represent more than half of kids in foster care.

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]]> Native Survivors Of Foster Care Return Home Native Americans like Dwayne Stenstrom, who were sent off the reservation as young children, seek the culture and heritage they lost. Thu, 27 Oct 2011 05:00:00 -0400 http://www.npr.org/2011/10/27/141728431/native-survivors-of-foster-care-return-home?ft=1&f=141763531 http://www.npr.org/2011/10/27/141728431/native-survivors-of-foster-care-return-home?ft=1&f=141763531 Native Americans like Dwayne Stenstrom, who were sent off the reservation as young children, seek the culture and heritage they lost. 455 no Native Americans like Dwayne Stenstrom, who were sent off the reservation as young children, seek the culture and heritage they lost.

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]]> Tribes Question Foster Group's Power And Influence In South Dakota, hundreds of Native American foster children are being placed in a large private group home, which gets paid millions of dollars, instead of with family or other members of their tribes. Wed, 26 Oct 2011 14:46:00 -0400 http://www.npr.org/2011/10/26/141700018/tribes-question-foster-groups-power-and-influence?ft=1&f=141763531 http://www.npr.org/2011/10/26/141700018/tribes-question-foster-groups-power-and-influence?ft=1&f=141763531 In South Dakota, hundreds of Native American foster children are being placed in a large private group home, which gets paid millions of dollars, instead of with family or other members of their tribes. 540 no In South Dakota, hundreds of Native American foster children are being placed in a large private group home, which gets paid millions of dollars, instead of with family or other members of their tribes.

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]]> Native Foster Care: Lost Children, Shattered Families Nearly 700 Native American children in South Dakota are being removed from their homes every year, sometimes in questionable circumstances. Tue, 25 Oct 2011 12:01:00 -0400 http://www.npr.org/2011/10/25/141672992/native-foster-care-lost-children-shattered-families?ft=1&f=141763531 http://www.npr.org/2011/10/25/141672992/native-foster-care-lost-children-shattered-families?ft=1&f=141763531 Nearly 700 Native American children in South Dakota are being removed from their homes every year, sometimes in questionable circumstances. 1367 no Nearly 700 Native American children in South Dakota are being removed from their homes every year, sometimes in questionable circumstances.

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]]> Incentives And Cultural Bias Fuel Foster System In South Dakota, Native American grandparents like Janice Howe are fighting to bring home their grandchildren who are caught up in a foster care system that is placing them with white families off the reservation. Tue, 25 Oct 2011 12:00:00 -0400 http://www.npr.org/2011/10/25/141662357/incentives-and-cultural-bias-fuel-foster-system?ft=1&f=141763531 http://www.npr.org/2011/10/25/141662357/incentives-and-cultural-bias-fuel-foster-system?ft=1&f=141763531 In South Dakota, Native American grandparents like Janice Howe are fighting to bring home their grandchildren who are caught up in a foster care system that is placing them with white families off the reservation. no In South Dakota, Native American grandparents like Janice Howe are fighting to bring home their grandchildren who are caught up in a foster care system that is placing them with white families off the reservation.

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]]> A Fight For Her Grandchildren Mirrors A Native Past Suzanne Crow's three year struggle to bring her grandchildren home after they were placed in South Dakota's foster care system reminds her of the days she, and other American Indians were sent to boarding schools. Mon, 24 Oct 2011 10:51:00 -0400 http://www.npr.org/2011/10/25/141650809/a-fight-for-her-grandchildren-mirrors-a-native-past?ft=1&f=141763531 http://www.npr.org/2011/10/25/141650809/a-fight-for-her-grandchildren-mirrors-a-native-past?ft=1&f=141763531 Suzanne Crow's three year struggle to bring her grandchildren home after they were placed in South Dakota's foster care system reminds her of the days she, and other American Indians were sent to boarding schools. 573 no Suzanne Crow's three year struggle to bring her grandchildren home after they were placed in South Dakota's foster care system reminds her of the days she, and other American Indians were sent to boarding schools.

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