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"A child of the Indian race" : a story of return / Sandy White Hawk ; foreword by Gene Thin Elk ; introduction by Terry Cross.

White Hawk, Sandy, (author.). Thin Elk, Gene, (author of foreword.). Cross, Terry L., (author of introduction.).

Summary:

"An adoptee reconnects with the Lakota family and culture she was born into-- and nurtures a new tradition that helps others to do the same." -- Provided by publisher.

Record details

ISBN: 1681342413
ISBN: 9781681342412
ISBN: 1681342413
Physical Description: xix, 212 pages ; illustrations ; 23 cm
Publisher: St. Paul, MN : Minnesota Historical Society Press, [2022]
Copyright: ©2022

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:	Includes bibliographical references.
Formatted Contents Note:	Agliaku : bringing them home / Gene Thin Elk -- Introduction: The Indian Child Welfare Act and adult adoptees and fostered individuals / Terry Cross -- "A child of the Indian race" -- The first trip home -- Growing up, growing alone -- Isolation is familiar -- Wings on a dream -- A seed is planted -- The seed is nurtured -- The song -- Defining a movement -- Welcoming them home -- Reconciliation begins with the individual -- The work -- Words of witness -- Repatriation -- Finding our place in the circle -- Appendix 1: Child Welfare League of America 2001 apology -- Appendix 2: The National Congress of American Indians Resolution #SD-02-037.
Source of Description Note:	Employing the culturally senstative LCSH alternative vocabulary form the University of Manitoba.