Indian Child Welfare Council seeks ICWA court in SD

Indian Child Welfare Council seeks ICWA court in SD

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO)-- ICWA courts, poverty, and the role of the state Child Protective Services were discussed with members of the South Dakota Department of Social Services and tribal leaders in a Indian Child Welfare Advisory Council meeting on Wednesday afternoon. Congress passed the Indian Child Welfare Act (ICWA) in 1978 to address concerns that Indian children were being removed from their homes and being placed with non-Indian famili…