Sioux Falls newspaper, the Argus Leader, shared the exciting news that two South Dakota tribes were approved for Title IV-E Planning Grants! Please continue to help us spread the news by sharing this post and signing our petition at: http://lakotalaw.org/action .

The Argus Leader highlights some of the difficulty surrounding the foster care system in South Dakota as it is now and the need for the Lakota tribes to take ownership over their own child and family planning programs. The article also highlights South Dakota’s blatant violation to the Indian Child Welfare Act (ICWA) and the victory that this grant brings to the tribes! To read the article in its entirety, go to: http://lakota.cc/1CW3rKL .