South Dakota legalizes religious-based discrimination in adoptions, Oglala Sioux Tribe members form children's advocacy group
South Dakota’s SB 149 did explicitly mention ‘due regard’ for the
Indian Child Welfare Act. The state has a history of removing Native
youth from their cultural contexts, a practice that was aided by
Christian boarding schools with forced ‘assimilation’ programs. Lakota
families in particular experienced high rates of involuntary separation.
When two severely malnourished and abused girls were found on South
Dakota’s Pine Ridge Reservation last November, community members near
and far gathered to take action on the tribe’s own terms. As Jim Kent
reports, the newly-formed “Embracing Our Children’s Health” group
focuses on empowering, encouraging, assisting, and supporting existing
programs and organizations for children and their families on the
reservation.
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The Pine Ridge Reservation is located along the border between South
Dakota and Nebraska. It’s home to members of the Oglala Sioux Tribe,
also known as the Lakota.
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