Furthermore, social services agencies in the twentieth century treated Native families as incapable of raising their own children.
By 1978, 25% to 35% of all Native children in the U.S. were removed from their homes and placed in foster care, adoptive homes, or institutions. In nearly all cases, Native children were placed with families who were not Native, leading to the widespread loss of children’s cultural identity and connection with their tribal communities.
Wenona Singel in MSUToday. Faculty voice: Intergenerational trauma to indigenous families is real
Via Turtle Talk. November is Native American Heritiage Month. Professor Singel is writing a book about her family. It's important work. Earlier in the Month Turtle "Talk there was a post about Matthew Fletcher's fortcoming short story collection, Stick Houses.Stories are essential to the generations.
