Peri Pourier

In the Moment takes a look at the reactions in South Dakota to ICWA being upheld. SD Rep. Peri Pourier and ACLU attorney Stephanie Amiotte join the conversation.

The failure of Senate Bill 191 means there will be no task force focused on the welfare of Native children in the state’s foster care system this summer. What’s next for these children and their advocates?

All nine tribes in South Dakota wanted to evaluate and address the welfare of Native children. The bill to create such a task force died in the House last week.

A bill to create a study committee to improve Native children’s lives was killed in the House of Representatives.

The South Dakota law that established the State-Tribal Relations Committee has been changed to reduce the mandatory number of Democrats serving on it.

The “truth in sentencing” bill narrowly passed in the House Judiciary Committee on Wednesday, Feb. 22, by a vote of 7 to 6.

A pair of South Dakota House bills designed to codify aspects of the federal Indian Child Welfare protections in state law failed to pass on Monday, Feb. 6.

A bill that would codify provisions of the Indian Child Welfare Act has been approved by the South Dakota House Judiciary Committee on a vote of 9 to 3

Another legislative session brings into frame taxation and its implications. In the House, one bill could make waves for the state's businesses – including tourism.

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