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	Podcast:		Native America Calling
	Episode:		Wednesday, November 22, 2023 – The disparities facing South Dakota’s Native foster children
	Category:		News & Politics
	Duration:		00:56:25
	Publish Date:		2023-11-22 14:00:34
	Description:		Nearly three quarters of the children in South Dakota’s foster care system are Native American. That’s in a state with an overall Native population of 13%. And despite the requirements of federal law, a large portion of those children are placed in non-Native households, potentially severing their connections to family and culture. The lack of Native foster parents is one factor. But so is the lack of staff in tribal foster care programs. A comprehensive report by the Sioux Falls Argus Leader and South Dakota Searchlight offers an in-depth look at the causes and consequences of South Dakota’s foster system disparities. GUESTS Madonna Thunder Hawk (Lakota), activist and member of the Wasagiya Najin Grandmothers Group State Rep. Tamara St. John (Sisseton Wahpeton Oyate/R-SD), tribal historian for the Sisseton-Wahpeton Oyate Annie Todd, state politics reporter for the Sioux Falls Argus Leader Break 1 Music: Tiny Hands (Reimagined) (song) Quantum Tangle (artist) Shelter as We Go . . . (album) Break 2 Music: Turtle Island Reggae (song) Quese IMC & Cempoalli 20 (artist) Osahwuh (album)
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