NPR: South Dakota Foster Care Uses Native American Children as Cash Crop?

NPR: South Dakota Foster Care Uses Native American Children as Cash Crop?

Last week Governor Dennis Daugaard pre-emptively rebutted an investigative report from National Public Radio on South Dakota’s foster care system and our state’s failure to comply with the Indian Child Welfare Act. He issued a press release blasting NPR reporter Laura Sullivan for clear bias and shoddy reporting. Daugaard’s attack focused on charges of conflict of interest in his position as Lieutenant Governor and executive director of the Children’s Home Society, which draws millions in federal funds for the foster care services it provides.