American Indians trade tales of displaced children
May 17, 2013 in The Daily Republic
Summit held as result of National Public Radio series in 2011. Continue Reading
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Parents invited to SDCHIP event in Rapid City
April 3, 2013 in The Daily Republic
RAPID CITY (AP) State officials will be in Rapid City this weekend encouraging parents to register their kids in a comprehensive child identification program.
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Tribes to file lawsuit against SD social services
March 21, 2013 in The Daily Republic
SIOUX FALLS (AP) Two Native American tribes in South Dakota are expected to file a class action lawsuit Thursday alleging that the state’s Department of Social Services has violated the Indian Child Welfare Act.
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SD lawmaker withdraws bill on Indian foster care
February 13, 2013 in The Daily Republic
The House Judiciary Committee scrapped the bill at the request of its main sponsor, Rep. Kevin Killer, D-Pine Ridge, who said state legislation needs to be delayed a year to see how the U.S. Supreme Court rules in a South Carolina case dealing with the Indian Child Welfare Act.
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Summit scheduled on Indian foster care
February 8, 2013 in The Daily Republic
BIA investigating allegations that state routinely breaks federal law.
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Summit scheduled on Indian foster care in SD
February 7, 2013 in The Daily Republic
SIOUX FALLS (AP) Indian Child Welfare Act directors from South Dakota’s nine Native American tribes plan a summit focusing on Indian child foster care in the state after allegations surfaced that the state was routinely breaking the law.
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Reps. ask feds about SD Indian foster care summit
December 7, 2012 in The Daily Republic
SIOUX FALLS (AP) Two Democratic congressmen have written to the head of the Department of Interior’s Office of Indian Affairs to question why the government has not yet held a summit about Native American children in foster care in South Dakota.
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Child-protection laws broken in SD, report says
November 29, 2012 in The Daily Republic
Indian welfare directors say too many American Indian children placed in foster care with non-Indian families.
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IHS reassigns psychologist who criticized tribe
July 30, 2012 in The Daily Republic
FARGO, N.D. (AP) A psychologist who wrote a letter expressing “grave concern” about children on the Spirit Lake reservation has been reprimanded and reassigned.
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US officials plan SD summit on Indian foster care
December 17, 2011 in The Daily Republic
PIERRE Federal officials are planning a summit in South Dakota in the wake of allegations that the state has violated federal law by removing too many American Indian children from their homes and placing them in foster care with non-Indian families. Continue Reading
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