Five South Dakota tribes have asked the federal government for financial assistance to help operate their own foster care services.
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The Standing Rock, Cheyenne River, Yankton, Oglala and Crow Creek Sioux tribes submitted applications Monday seeking federal planning dollars to develop and operate their own programs.
The Rosebud Sioux Tribe received one of the $300,000 grants last fall and is among the first tribes in the nation to do so.
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