This week on The Exchange we focus on some Native Americans doing great things.
First, we hear from a South Dakota lawmaker who is advancing a bill to create an Indian Child Advisory Council to focus on Native American children and their over-representation in the foster care system.
We talk with Representative Tamara St. John of Sisseton, who is an enrolled member of the Sisseton Wahpeton Tribe.
We also talk with Aaron La Point who works with Ho-Chunk, Inc. The National Center for American Indian Enterprise Development has awarded LaPointe, an enrolled member of the Winnebago Tribe of Nebraska and business director at Ho-Chunk, Inc., its “Native American 40 Under 40 Award.” We talk with La Point about what the award means to him and his community.
We catch up with 4th District Representative Randy Feenstra, as he meets with Future Famers of America members at Lawton-Bronson High School on Thursday.
