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Indian Child Welfare Act, J.R. LaPlante, and Department of Social Services

Dakota Midday - 11/01/2011

Former South Dakota Senator Jim Abourezk is the author of the Indian Child Welfare Act. He discusses questions raised by the NPR series on Native Americans and foster care.  

South Dakota Secretary of Tribal Relations J.R. LaPlante talks about his experiences as a tribal court judge as they relate to this issue and he expresses concerns he has with Laura Sullivan's approach to her series.

Secretary of the South Dakota Department of Social Services Kim Malsam-Rysdon and former Secretary Deb Bowman talk about issues involving Native Americans and foster care.

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