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Yurok Tribe

Tribes Creating own Foster Program

October 3, 2016 by moran

Local Native American tribes are creating their own child foster care system in response to problems statewide in implementing the Indian Child Welfare Act, put in place to ensure native children are placed in Tribal homes. The Yurok Tribe and Tolowa Dee-ni Nation are developing a Title IV-E program that would allow them federal funding … Read more

Categories News Tags foster care, Title IV-E, Tolowa Dee-ni Nation, Yurok Tribe

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