Date of Award
5-2018
Document Type
Honors Thesis
Department/Major
History
First Advisor
Elise Boxer Ph.D.
Second Advisor
NA
Third Advisor
NA
Keywords
Indian Child Welfare Act, ICWA, South Dakota, Native American, American Indian, Children, Social Services, South Dakota Governor 2004 ICWA Commission Report
Subject Categories
Latin American History
Abstract
The Indian Child Welfare Act (ICWA) was implemented in 1978 to protect the best interest of American Indian children and families from the unwarranted removal of children from the homes and communities. 40 years post-ICWA, the state of South Dakota still struggles to insure proper and complete implementation of this law. This undergraduate thesis examines the history and current status of ICWA in South Dakota and the role of the South Dakota Department of Social Services in implementing ICWA and working with tribal nations. Finally, this thesis is a call for compliance by the state of South Dakota and continued effects of collaboration between the State and Tribal Nations in South Dakota to insure best interest of Indian children in the social system
Recommended Citation
Livermont, Tamee, "A CALL FOR COMPLIANCE AND CONTINUED EFFORTS TO INSURE THE “BEST INTEREST” OF INDIAN CHILDREN IN SOUTH DAKOTA" (2018). Honors Thesis. 272.
https://red.library.usd.edu/honors-thesis/272