Of all the crimes against children committed in the name of
“child protection,” none is worse than when white America weaponized child
welfare in an effort to destroy the culture of Native Americans.
Today, of course, people no longer say that the goal of
child welfare is to “kill the Indian, save the man.” But whatever the intent, a
series of federal court rulings from South Dakota make clear that Native
children remain in danger from a state child welfare system out of control.
Read our column in Youth Today about South Dakota Child Welfare: Where Kangaroo Court is Always in Session.
One of the things caseworkers often say is just not true.
Caseworkers often claim they are “damned if we do and we’re damned if we
don’t.” But when it comes to taking away children, caseworkers are only damned
if they don’t. It’s one of the reasons so many children are needlessly
consigned to the chaos of foster care.
Now, a leader of a union representing caseworkers has
admitted as much.
Read our column in Youth Today:
