Dakotas tribe holding hearings about foster care

April 15, 2013

Associated Press - April 14, 2013

The Standing Rock Sioux Tribe is hosting two hearings about Native Americans in the foster care system ahead of a planned summit next month.

The tribe is hosting a pre-summit hearing Saturday at the Grand River Casino in Mobridge and another one on April 26 at Prairie Nights Casino in Fort Yates, N.D.

The Bureau of Indian Affairs is holding a summit in May in Rapid City to address concerns raised by tribal members.

At the hearings, relatives of children in the foster care system will be able to share their experiences.

South Dakota tribal officials have alleged that the state is violating the federal law by removing too many Native American children from their homes and putting them in foster care with non-Indian families.

Link to story: http://www.argusleader.com/viewart/20130414/NEWS/304140048/Dakotas-tribe-holding-hearings-about-foster-care

Back

This site contains links to other web sites that may be of interest to you. The Administration for Children and Families (ACF) / Children's Bureau (CB) does not endorse the views expressed or the facts presented on these sites. Their contents are solely the responsibility of the authors and do not represent the official views or policies of the Children's Bureau. Access to this information does not in any way constitute an endorsement by the Department of Health and Human Services. Furthermore, ACF/CB does not endorse any commercial products.