Native American Children in Foster Care – Nebraska

Rising disparity seen in rate of Native American kids in foster care, By Martha Stoddard, November 15, 2013, Omaha World-Herald: “Native American children now account for nearly 1 of every 10 foster children in Nebraska, according to figures released Thursday by the Foster Care Review Office. That’s up from a year ago, when about 1 in 14 children in out-of-home care were identified that way. And it’s several times greater than the roughly 1.5 percent of Nebraska children who are Native American…”