The Lost Children: Dakota Searchlight investigation into ICWA in SD

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SD Searchlight's Makenzie Huber and Argus Leader's Annie Todd interview Governor Kristi Noem, DSS Secretary Matt Althoff and Tribal Secretary Dave Flute about the state's indigenous child welfare laws on Tuesday, Sept. 26, 2023 at South Dakota State Capitol in Pierre, South Dakota.  

Photo: Samantha Laurey / Argus Leader

Forty-five years after ICWA passed, South Dakota has one of the highest rates of Native American child removals in the United States. 

An Argus Leader/South Dakota Searchlight investigation examined the issues Native families and children face inside South Dakota’s child welfare system. Below, you can find our findings and stories compiled.

 READ: https://eu.argusleader.com/story/news/2023/11/09/indian-child-welfare-act-argus-leader-south-dakota-searchlight-investigation-stories-native-american/71516934007/