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the U.S. Department of the Interior, the U.S. Department of Justice, tribal and state judges, and representatives from tribes in South Dakota as well as Oklahoma, Washington and Minnesota.
• The summit is in response to a 2011 National Public Radio series that said South Dakota routinely broke the Indian Child Welfare Act.
• Under federal law, Native American children removed from homes must be placed with relatives or put in foster care with other Native American families except in unusual circumstances.
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• FORT YATES, N.D. (AP) -- A tourist information center honoring a former Dakotas tribal leader is scheduled to open on the Standing Rock Indian Reservation.
• The Sitting Bull Visitor Center will be operated by Sitting Bull College and offer travelers information regarding local and special events and places to visit. A gift shop will feature a variety of authentic Native American arts and crafts, among other items.
• The center was a joint project of the Standing Rock Native American National Scenic Byway, Sitting Bull College and Standing Rock Sioux Tribe.
• LaDonna Brave Bull Allard, the tribe's director of tourism, says the center is a "dream come true" that honors a great leader.
• A ribbon-cutting ceremony is scheduled to begin at noon in Fort Yates.
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