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Native America Calling: The disparities facing South Dakota’s Native foster children
Wednesday, November 22, 2023
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The disparities facing South Dakota’s Native foster children
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 percent.

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 on Native America Calling
Madonna Thunder Hawk (Lakota), activist and member of the Wasagiya Najin Grandmothers Group

State Rep. Tamara St. John (Sisseton Wahpeton Oyate), South Dakota state lawmaker and tribal historian for the Sisseton-Wahpeton Oyate

Annie Todd, state politics reporter for the Sioux Falls Argus Leader

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