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Exploring the overrepresentation of Native American kids in the foster system

A mural painted on the side of a boarded up apartment complex in Eagle Butte depicts an infant holding the hand of an elder.
Makenzie Huber
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South Dakota Searchlight
A mural painted on the side of a boarded up apartment complex in Eagle Butte depicts an infant holding the hand of an elder.

This interview originally aired on In the Moment on SDPB Radio.

Several bills that would have enshrined Indian Child Welfare Act (ICWA) protections in state law failed in last year's legislative session. We discuss why ICWA is the gold standard of foster care and why so many Native American children end up in the system.

Makenzie Huber with South Dakota Searchlight and Annie Todd with the Argus Leader explored the statistics, stories and solutions in a recent multi-part series.

They break down their reporting and what South Dakotans are saying across the state.

Read the full "Lost Children" series.

Lori Walsh is the host and senior producer of In the Moment.
Ellen Koester is a producer of In the Moment, SDPB's daily news and culture broadcast.
Ari Jungemann is a producer of In the Moment, SDPB's daily news and culture broadcast.