On this week’s podcast we discuss some updates on the Indian Child Welfare Act front, Minnesota becomes a trans youth refuge, and the blind spot in America’s knowledge of youth justice.
Imprint alum Roxanna Asgarian joins to discuss her new book, “We Were Once a Family: A Story of Love, Death, and Child Removal in America,” which traces the lives and families of six children killed by their adoptive parents in March of 2018.
Reading Room
Indian Child Welfare Act Think Tank to Strategize Legal Protections for Tribal Sovereignty
http://bit.ly/3YHTpeT
With Supporters from Indian Country Looking on, Minnesota Lawmakers Vote to Protect Indigenous Families
http://bit.ly/40jn7Z9
Governor Signs Law that Codifies Indian Child Welfare Act Provisions into State Statute
http://bit.ly/3YWsP21
Calling for ‘Love’ not ‘Hate,’ Minnesota Governor Declares His State a Refuge for Trans Youth
https://bit.ly/3L82c6M
On Point, March 9: Journalist Hannah Barnes on The Inside Story of The Collapse of Tavistock's Gender Identity Clinic
https://www.npr.org/podcasts/510053/on-point
We’re Building a New Path to Prioritize Kin
https://bit.ly/3mriEER
New Mexico Has Lost Track of Juveniles Locked Up for Life. We Found Nearly Two Dozen.
http://bit.ly/3yuTurI
Federal Study on Transfers of Juveniles Delayed, Again
http://bit.ly/3FhI91W
We Were Once a Family: A Story of Love, Death, and Child Removal in America
http://bit.ly/3FkaUuV
Read Roxanna Asgarian’s coverage of child welfare for The Imprint
https://imprintnews.org/author/roxanna-asgarian