{"id":18564,"date":"2021-11-26T11:11:18","date_gmt":"2021-11-26T16:11:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.indianz.com\/News\/?p=18564"},"modified":"2021-11-26T11:11:19","modified_gmt":"2021-11-26T16:11:19","slug":"we-have-a-lot-of-work-to-do-native-community-continues-annual-walk-for-lost-children","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/2021\/11\/26\/we-have-a-lot-of-work-to-do-native-community-continues-annual-walk-for-lost-children\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018We have a lot of work to do\u2019: Native community continues annual walk for lost children"},"content":{"rendered":"<a href=\"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/2021\/11\/26\/we-have-a-lot-of-work-to-do-native-community-continues-annual-walk-for-lost-children\/marchforlostchildren\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-18568\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1658\" data-attachment-id=\"18568\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/2021\/11\/26\/we-have-a-lot-of-work-to-do-native-community-continues-annual-walk-for-lost-children\/marchforlostchildren\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/26\/MarchForLostChildren-scaled.jpeg\" data-orig-size=\"2560,1658\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;4&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;ILCE-7M3&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1637769449&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;200&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;100&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.0025&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"March for Lost Children\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Participants of the 19th Annual Memorial March to Honor Our Lost Children walk down a busy street in Sioux City, Iowa, on Wednesday. Photo by &lt;A href=&quot;https:\/\/twitter.com\/Kevin_Abourezk&quot;&gt;Kevin Abourezk&lt;\/A&gt; &lt;A href=&quot;https:\/\/twitter.com\/Kevin_Abourezk&quot;&gt;&lt;I aria-hidden=true class=&quot;fab fa-twitter&quot;&gt;&lt;\/I&gt;&lt;\/A&gt;&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/26\/MarchForLostChildren-1024x663.jpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/www.indianz.com fir\/News\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/26\/MarchForLostChildren-scaled.jpeg\" alt=\"March for Lost Children\" class=\"size-full wp-image-18568\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"figure-caption\"> Participants of the 19th Annual Memorial March to Honor Our Lost Children walk down a busy street in Sioux City, Iowa, on November 24, 2021. Photo by <A href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Kevin_Abourezk\">Kevin Abourezk<\/A> <A href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Kevin_Abourezk\"><I aria-hidden=true class=\"fab fa-twitter\"><\/I><\/A><\/figcaption>\r\n<div class=\"h3-responsive font-weight-bold\">\u2018We have a lot of work to do\u2019: Native community continues annual walk for lost children<\/div>\r\n<div class=\"date\">Friday, November 26, 2021<\/div>\r\n<div class=\"byline\">By <A href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Kevin_Abourezk\">Kevin Abourezk<\/A> <A href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Kevin_Abourezk\"><I aria-hidden=true class=\"fab fa-twitter\"><\/I><\/A><\/div>\r\n<div class=\"source\">Indianz.Com<\/div>\r\n<p><\/p>\r\nSIOUX CITY, Iowa &#8212; As he looked across a windswept hill overlooking the Missouri River, Manape LaMere imagined better days to come.\r\n<p><\/p>\r\n\u201cI see gardens out here,\u201d he said, motioning toward a park to the west. \u201cI see an Indian center. I see beehives.\u201d\r\n<p><\/p>\r\n\u201cI want that for these young people here.\u201d\r\n<p><\/p>\r\nLaMere spoke to more than 60 people on Wednesday morning gathered in Sioux City\u2019s War Eagle Park for the 19th Annual Memorial March to Honor Our Lost Children.\r\n<p><\/p>\r\n<a href=\"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/2021\/11\/26\/we-have-a-lot-of-work-to-do-native-community-continues-annual-walk-for-lost-children\/manapelamere-3\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-18577\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1707\" data-attachment-id=\"18577\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/2021\/11\/26\/we-have-a-lot-of-work-to-do-native-community-continues-annual-walk-for-lost-children\/manapelamere-3\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/26\/ManapeLaMere-scaled.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"2560,1707\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;4&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;ILCE-7M3&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1637762385&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;122&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;500&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.00625&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"March for Lost Children\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Manape LaMere, a Winnebago organizer, speaks during the 19th Annual Memorial March to Honor Our Lost Children held Wednesday in Sioux City, Iowa. Photo by &lt;A href=&quot;https:\/\/twitter.com\/Kevin_Abourezk&quot;&gt;Kevin Abourezk&lt;\/A&gt; &lt;A href=&quot;https:\/\/twitter.com\/Kevin_Abourezk&quot;&gt;&lt;I aria-hidden=true class=&quot;fab fa-twitter&quot;&gt;&lt;\/I&gt;&lt;\/A&gt;&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/26\/ManapeLaMere-1024x683.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/26\/ManapeLaMere-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"March for Lost Children\"  class=\"size-full wp-image-18577\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"figure-caption\"> Manape LaMere, a Winnebago organizer, speaks during the 19th Annual Memorial March to Honor Our Lost Children held   in Sioux City, Iowa, on November 24, 2021. Photo by <A href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Kevin_Abourezk\">Kevin Abourezk<\/A> <A href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Kevin_Abourezk\"><I aria-hidden=true class=\"fab fa-twitter\"><\/I><\/A><\/figcaption>\r\n<p><\/p>\r\nHis father \u2013 the late Frank LaMere, a Winnebago activist who died in June 2019 \u2013 began the march to commemorate Native children lost to the child welfare system or murdered by foster parents and to convince state officials in Iowa and Nebraska to address the ever growing ranks of Native children taken from Native parents.\r\n<p><\/p>\r\nIn Iowa, Native children continue to be overly represented in foster care. While Native people make up just 4 percent of the state\u2019s population, Native children make up 21 percent of foster care cases, according to the Iowa Department of Human Services. More than 200 Native children are currently in foster care in Iowa.\r\n<p><\/p>\r\nManape LaMere stressed the need for Native parents to care for their children.\r\n<p><\/p>\r\n\u201cWe can point at the cops,\u201d he said. \u201cWe can point at CPS all we want, but we have to take responsibility for our own community.\u201d\r\n<p><\/p>\r\n<a href=\"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/2021\/11\/26\/we-have-a-lot-of-work-to-do-native-community-continues-annual-walk-for-lost-children\/terrymedina-3\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-18576\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"18576\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/2021\/11\/26\/we-have-a-lot-of-work-to-do-native-community-continues-annual-walk-for-lost-children\/terrymedina-3\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/26\/TerryMedina-scaled.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"2560,1600\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;4&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;ILCE-7M3&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1637762518&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;143&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;640&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.00625&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"March for Lost Children\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Terry Medina (left), a Winnebago Tribal Court probation officer, speaks during the 19th Annual Memorial March to Honor Our Lost Children held Wednesday in Sioux City, Iowa. Photo by &lt;A href=&quot;https:\/\/twitter.com\/Kevin_Abourezk&quot;&gt;Kevin Abourezk&lt;\/A&gt; &lt;A href=&quot;https:\/\/twitter.com\/Kevin_Abourezk&quot;&gt;&lt;I aria-hidden=true class=&quot;fab fa-twitter&quot;&gt;&lt;\/I&gt;&lt;\/A&gt;&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/26\/TerryMedina-1024x640.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/26\/TerryMedina-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"March for Lost Children\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1600\" class=\"size-full wp-image-18576\" \/><\/a> <figcaption class=\"figure-caption\">Terry Medina, left, a Winnebago Tribal Court probation officer, speaks during the 19th Annual Memorial March to Honor Our Lost Children held   in Sioux City, Iowa, on November 24, 2021. Photo by <A href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Kevin_Abourezk\">Kevin Abourezk<\/A> <A href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Kevin_Abourezk\"><I aria-hidden=true class=\"fab fa-twitter\"><\/I><\/A><\/figcaption>\r\n<p><\/p>\r\nTerry Medina, a Winnebago Tribal Court probation officer, urged those gathered to remember the children who never came home from foster homes, as well as their grieving families.\r\n<p><\/p>\r\n\u201cI\u2019m always trying to preach the word of forgiveness,\u201d he said. \u201cI couldn\u2019t even imagine going through something like that.\u201d\r\n<p><\/p>\r\n\u201cTheir heart is not just broken. It\u2019s shattered to pieces.\u201d\r\n<p><\/p>\r\n<a href=\"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/2021\/11\/26\/we-have-a-lot-of-work-to-do-native-community-continues-annual-walk-for-lost-children\/wareagelpark\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-18574\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1593\" data-attachment-id=\"18574\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/2021\/11\/26\/we-have-a-lot-of-work-to-do-native-community-continues-annual-walk-for-lost-children\/wareagelpark\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/26\/WarEagelPark-scaled.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"2560,1593\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;4&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;ILCE-7M3&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1637762981&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;100&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;500&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.00625&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"March for Lost Children\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Participants of the 19th Annual Memorial March to Honor Our Lost Children held Wednesday in Sioux City, Iowa, leave War Eagle Park. Photo by &lt;A href=&quot;https:\/\/twitter.com\/Kevin_Abourezk&quot;&gt;Kevin Abourezk&lt;\/A&gt; &lt;A href=&quot;https:\/\/twitter.com\/Kevin_Abourezk&quot;&gt;&lt;I aria-hidden=true class=&quot;fab fa-twitter&quot;&gt;&lt;\/I&gt;&lt;\/A&gt;&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/26\/WarEagelPark-1024x637.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/26\/WarEagelPark-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"March for Lost Children\"  class=\"size-full wp-image-18574\" \/><\/a> <figcaption class=\"figure-caption\">Participants of the 19th Annual Memorial March to Honor Our Lost Children    leave War Eagle Park in Sioux City, Iowa, on November 24, 2021. Photo by <A href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Kevin_Abourezk\">Kevin Abourezk<\/A> <A href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Kevin_Abourezk\"><I aria-hidden=true class=\"fab fa-twitter\"><\/I><\/A><\/figcaption>\r\n<p><\/p>\r\nMarchers walked from War Eagle Park down the hill to Rosecrance Jackson Centers, a treatment center, where they gathered for refreshments and words from local leaders.\r\n<p><\/p>\r\nAlong the march, several men rode horses, following the procession.\r\n<p><\/p>\r\nJimmy Hallum, a Santee Sioux elder who brought horses to Wednesday\u2019s event, talked about the need for Native people to become foster parents. A foster parent himself, Hallum said he has taken care of several of his relatives\u2019 children.\r\n<p><\/p>\r\n\u201cIf you can become a foster parent, I encourage you to do it because to me it\u2019s our way of life,\u201d he said. \u201cWe didn\u2019t have any orphans at one time.\u201d\r\n<p><\/p>\r\n <a href=\"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/2021\/11\/26\/we-have-a-lot-of-work-to-do-native-community-continues-annual-walk-for-lost-children\/jimmyhallum\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-18573\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1707\" data-attachment-id=\"18573\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/2021\/11\/26\/we-have-a-lot-of-work-to-do-native-community-continues-annual-walk-for-lost-children\/jimmyhallum\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/26\/JimmyHallum-scaled.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"2560,1707\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;4&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;ILCE-7M3&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1637764268&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;113&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;200&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.00625&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"March for Lost Children\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Jimmy Hallum, a Santee Sioux man, speaks during the 19th Annual Memorial March to Honor Our Lost Children held Wednesday in Sioux City, Iowa. Photo by &lt;A href=&quot;https:\/\/twitter.com\/Kevin_Abourezk&quot;&gt;Kevin Abourezk&lt;\/A&gt; &lt;A href=&quot;https:\/\/twitter.com\/Kevin_Abourezk&quot;&gt;&lt;I aria-hidden=true class=&quot;fab fa-twitter&quot;&gt;&lt;\/I&gt;&lt;\/A&gt;&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/26\/JimmyHallum-1024x683.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/26\/JimmyHallum-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"March for Lost Children\"  class=\"size-full wp-image-18573\" \/><\/a> <figcaption class=\"figure-caption\">Jimmy Hallum, a Santee Sioux man, speaks during the 19th Annual Memorial March to Honor Our Lost Children     in Sioux City, Iowa, on November 24, 2021. Photo by <A href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Kevin_Abourezk\">Kevin Abourezk<\/A> <A href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Kevin_Abourezk\"><I aria-hidden=true class=\"fab fa-twitter\"><\/I><\/A><\/figcaption>\r\n<p><\/p>\r\nFor the first time in the history of the annual march, a Native high school sent a bus load of students to the event. The Omaha Nation sent nearly 30 students to the event.\r\n<p><\/p>\r\nBrent Wojcik, a social studies teacher at the Omaha Nation high school, said one of his students got the idea after listening to a lecture Wojcik gave about Frank LaMere\u2019s achievements, including his pivotal role in shutting down four beer stores in Whiteclay, Nebraska.\r\n<p><\/p>\r\nThat student, Jarius Harlan, said he felt it was important for students to get involved in the annual event.\r\n<p><\/p>\r\n\u201cThis is very important for us children and our people and younger generations ahead of us,\u201d he said. \u201cPeople need to come to the realization that Natives are here, and we\u2019re going to stay for a very long time.\u201d\r\n<p><\/p><div class=\"mt-1 mb-1\"><ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display:block; text-align:center;\" data-ad-layout=\"in-article\" data-ad-format=\"fluid\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-8411603009680747\" data-ad-slot=\"6394965691\"><\/ins><script>(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});<\/script><\/div><p><\/p>\r\nMedina said when the march first began it required a security guard to ensure no one was hurt by angry drivers who would shout profanities at the marchers. On Wednesday, two police cruisers and an officer on a bicycle followed the procession, closing intersections to allow marchers to pass and ensuring traffic was kept at a distance.\r\n<p><\/p>big\r\n\u201cThe hatred, the bitterness, the revenge has now turned into forgiveness, love, compassion for the relatives,\u201d Medina said.\r\n<p><\/p>\r\nFrom Rosecrance Jackson Centers, marchers walked several miles to the Urban Native Center, where marchers gathered for speeches by local leaders.\r\n<p><\/p>\r\n<a href=\"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/2021\/11\/26\/we-have-a-lot-of-work-to-do-native-community-continues-annual-walk-for-lost-children\/johnbigeaglejr\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-18567\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1722\" data-attachment-id=\"18567\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/2021\/11\/26\/we-have-a-lot-of-work-to-do-native-community-continues-annual-walk-for-lost-children\/johnbigeaglejr\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/26\/JohnBigeagleJr-scaled.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"2560,1722\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;4&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;ILCE-7M3&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1637770433&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;70&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;100&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.005&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"March for Lost Children\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;John Bigeagle Jr. speaks during the 19th Annual Memorial March to Honor Our Lost Children held Wednesday in Sioux City, Iowa. Photo by &lt;A href=&quot;https:\/\/twitter.com\/Kevin_Abourezk&quot;&gt;Kevin Abourezk&lt;\/A&gt; &lt;A href=&quot;https:\/\/twitter.com\/Kevin_Abourezk&quot;&gt;&lt;I aria-hidden=true class=&quot;fab fa-twitter&quot;&gt;&lt;\/I&gt;&lt;\/A&gt;&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/26\/JohnBigeagleJr-1024x689.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/26\/JohnBigeagleJr-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"March for Lost Children\" class=\"size-full wp-image-18567\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"figure-caption\"> John Bigeagle Jr. speaks during the 19th Annual Memorial March to Honor Our Lost Children   Wednesday in Sioux City, Iowa, on November 24, 2021. Photo by <A href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Kevin_Abourezk\">Kevin Abourezk<\/A> <A href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Kevin_Abourezk\"><I aria-hidden=true class=\"fab fa-twitter\"><\/I><\/A><\/figcaption>\r\n<p><\/p>\r\nJohn Bigeagle Jr. talked about the need for Native parents to take responsibility for themselves and their children.\r\n<p><\/p>\r\n\u201cI\u2019m not a saint. I\u2019m a sinner,\u201d he said. \u201cMy kids were part of the system, but I got them back. I had to sober up and quit drinking.\u201d\r\n<p><\/p>\r\n\u201cWe have a lot of work to do.\u201d\r\n<p><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Native children continue to be overrepresented in state foster care systems, taken from their homes at high rates.","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":18568,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"ngg_post_thumbnail":0,"_vp_format_video_url":"","_vp_image_focal_point":[],"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[13,1,14],"tags":[2250,957,86,537,2251,2249,2252,888,69,652,1798,889,6,68,102],"class_list":["post-18564","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-law","category-national","category-politics","tag-brent-wojcik","tag-frank-lamere","tag-icwa","tag-iowa","tag-jarius-harlan","tag-jimmy-hallum","tag-john-bigeagle","tag-manape-lamere","tag-nebraska","tag-omaha","tag-santee-sioux","tag-terry-medina","tag-urban-indians","tag-winnebago","tag-youth","no-wpautop"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/26\/MarchForLostChildren-scaled.jpeg","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/pcoJ7g-4Pq","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18564","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=18564"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18564\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/18568"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=18564"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=18564"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=18564"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}