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"Bit by bit, we are making progress on the Indigenous end of helping provide solutions," said Manape LaMere, a member of the Winnebago Tribe of Nebraska and Native American activist.
Native communities in western Iowa marched through Sioux City in remembrance of children who have been separated from their families and placed into foster care.
Twenty years ago, Native communities in western Iowa protested the disproportionate number of Natives placed in the child welfare system. They’re still marching today.