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A rule change in South Dakota opened a door that has allowed a sizable increase in the number of eligible foster parents.
The development is a boon for places like the Pine Ridge Reservation. As recently as three years ago, the Oglala Sioux Tribe declared an emergency in foster child placement.
Meanwhile, the Minnesota Supreme Court turned back another challenge to the Indian Child Welfare Act (ICWA) as the legal justifications for such claims dwindle. And in Arizona, learn about a Pascua Yaqui tribal secretary who has opened her home to more than two dozen foster children over the years.
Nancy Marie Spears (Cherokee), Indigenous Children and Families reporter for The Imprint
Susan Schrader (Oglala Lakota), director of the Child Protection Services and ICWA program for the Oglala Sioux Tribe, kinship caregiver, and an elder
Toni Giago (Oglala Lakota), family planner for Oglala Sioux Tribe Child Protection Services
Anna Evans (Chickasaw and Cherokee), mother and foster caregiver in Oklahoma
