Spirit Lake expected to correct foster care deficiencies by end of March
February 29, 2012 at 2:05 am in Grand Forks Herald
The tribe has agreed to correct deficiencies found in its administration of 36 foster children whose care is paid for by a program under an agreement with the Department of Human Services.
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I’ve always said that the tribes have bigger issues to deal with than the UND name issue. I think this is just an example of one issue. The name issue is at the bottom of the list of things the tribes need to address. That’s what SR has been saying all along. Although I appreciate SL effort it has come too late in the game. Maybe it’s time to let it go and take care of the health and wellbeing of the Native People. That should be the first priority.
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I have to agree with John. There are so many problems endemic to the reservation, largely due to a lack of concern by the government, but the foster care system is a mess. Of course, ICWA, while well intentioned, didn’t provide the resources necessary to make it work.
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Lack of concern by the government? Really?
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