Foster Care in Tribal Communities
Jocelyn Sanchez
San Felipe Pueblo
Foster Care in Tribal Communities
Jocelyn Sanchez
San Felipe Pueblo
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“Sharing One Skin”
by Jeannette Armstrong
In the article i've read about “sharing one skin: by Jennette Armstrong. Jennette Armstrong talks about identity. She had talked about the Okanagan, which she said means a word for ourselves, meaning “the one who dream and land together.” She had also talked about the four capacities of self, Which are physical self, emotional self, thinking-intellectual self, and spiritual self. Physical self is like the whole self that depends entirely on the parts of us that exist beyond the skin. She also said we survive by the continuous interaction between our bodies and everything that is around us. Emotional self is about which connects to other parts of our larger selves around us. Thinking- intellectual self is also difficult to translate into english because it does not have an exact correlation which also means you'd have to go into deeper thought and deeper thinking. Spiritual self is a word that relates to the okanagan as a part of being both individual being and of the larger self of which all things are apart.
In the article Jennette Armstrong she explains about what okanagan means and its meaning of what we are as human beings. From what i have read to physical tie that uniquely human and if the person had done something it will affect the his or her community and family. She also shared the four capacities that make up our identity which are physical self, emotional self. thinking -intellectual self and spiritual self. They all represent us as human beings.
Armstrong, Jeanette.”sharing one skin: The okanagan community”, in Jerry mander and Edward goldsmith (eds), the case against the global economy , San francisco, CA, Sierra club books , 1996. Pp 460-470
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“How place names impact the way we see landscape”
In the article I read about “ how palace names impact the we see landscape” by B. ‘toastie’ oaster. How you would see the world and the environment and your point of view. It also talks about the western landscapes and their meaning and personal memories, ancestral teaching. Also talks about the difference from one place to another place with their navajo ways. Like cash, cash described a community mind as a “ stable set of the beliefs” which their lives actually echo across the creational realm. Also sacred sites that hold a mythic layer of significance. Colonial place names lack these deep connections and they named things often because of distinct feature of land.
B. ‘Toastie’ Oaster Image credit: Tony Abeyta May 1, 2022 From the print edition. “How Place Names Impact the Way We See Landscape.” High Country News – Know the West, 1 May 2022,
https://www.hcn.org/issues/54.5/people-places-how-place-names-impact-the-way-we-see-landscape.
In my summary, I'm going to be talking about The history of foster care. In the article I found which talks about how it first came along and how it started. Who was the first child to be in a foster home. The earliest documentation of children being cared for in foster care homes. In 1562 the laws allowed the placement of children into indentured service until they became of age. The United States began placing the children into foster homes. In 1636, thirty years after the founding of the Jamestown colony. Benjamin Eaton was placed into foster care at the age of seven and was the first nation's foster child. Charles loring brace was concerned about the amount of children that were sleeping on the street in New York and He had planned to provide them homes but however the brace foundation is still going on today.In the 1900’s social workers began to supervise these foster parents, Records were kept.
https://nfpaonline.org/page-1105741
In my summary, I’m going to talk about what I have in the article of Needs of foster care programs and Tribal foster Parents perceptions of the tribal child welfare programs. Well the paragraph about the Needs of foster care programs is some had said they needed more workers, more foster parents with more information about the background and problems of the foster children being placed in their homes. Foster care programs are in need of tribal care workers that are well known with the policies. The Tribal foster parents' perceptions of the tribal child welfare programs talked about that the foster care systems were doing good at what they were doing. The foster parents felt they had a good connection with the social workers and built a good relationship with them. The workers were giving good support to the foster families. The workers had always kept updating the foster parents about what was going on throughout the child's welfare cases involving the foster child because it is important to let the foster parents know what is going on. It talked about most tribal communities foster care programs operated in partnership with the parents.
“Tribal Foster Care and Adoption Findings.” Tribal Foster Care and Adoption Findings | National Child Welfare Resource Center for Tribes, http://www.nrc4tribes.org/Tribal-Foster-Care-and-Adoption-Findings.cfm.
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Child welfare and foster care by: Annie E. Casey foundation. The child welfare system had provided some places for the children to stay at. They had also provided the children some temporary housing when the child needs to be in a safe environment. Some children found some permanent homes with their families or any other relation to the child. The latest update in 2020-22 is that more than 213,964 children have entered the system in New Mexico . Kids ages 1 to 5 make up the most population to go into the system.
(aecf.org, https://www.aecf.org/work/child-welfare
I have chosen to read about is about The problem. They wanna use kids of their experience from being neglected or abused and to help them heal through the process of it all and what they have felt and they wanna make it a safe environment for these kids. The United States spends up to 30 million on some foster care children. The majority of the children are in foster care due to current child welfare policies. Becoming involved with a child can become traumatic and distressing. Black children and native American children are the most ever that have been in foster care. 70% of youth in the juvenile justice system have been getting involved with child welfare. 60% of sexually exploited children and 33% of homeless young adults with foster care histories. Changing child welfare is also part of root-cause efforts to solve other systemic national problems. Today, foster america sees a once-in-a-generation opportunity for child welfare transformation.
“The Problem.” Foster America, https://www.foster-america.org/the-problem.
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I agree with Bethany Chirstian Service that some parents/ families may be not comfortable with fostering other children that are not related to one another. Although some parents might be comfortable fostering other children because they will eventually get to know one another and how their moods are in any way or how they change. I also agree that some fostering systems are different in every country, state and pueblo. Some have their own set of rules that they apply to.
Steele , Lindsay. “Foster Care and Adoption Spreading Worldwide.” Mission Network News, Lindsay Steele , 17 May 2018, Accessed. 15 Feb 2023 https://www.mnnonline.org/news/foster-care-and-adoption-spreading-worldwide/.
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My connection to this source is that it probably does take a lot of time and process to look for a forever home and trying to find the right family that will love and care for you because I know some foster families can be judgemental of the skin color. Some foster parents may take some time to get to know you. It mostly probably hard to find a forever home since your coming to your adult life and some parents usually don't want an already adult but its hard because once you turn 18 you get kicked out of the system and might end up on the streets so its hard finding a family to stay with and having a roof over your head.
Ty and Jeremiah. Hulu, The Day I Picked My Parents , 18 Sept. 2019, Accessed. 15 Feb 2023 https://www.hulu.com/series/the-day-i-picked-my-parents-94c04249-8ec5-4745-81e7-ab2782a957e0.
On November 11, 2022, I had an action plan that had took place in Ms. penny room MST 2 with a presenter of Terrie Chavarria. My action plan was combined with another student Abrianna herrera with almost dealing with the same situation as mine. We had a presenter come in and talk about what she does and how she does it. We learned a little more about the foster care in santa clara which she says they usually. We had a few questions that we had asked her, The reason i had chose to do this action plan was because on the effects of my family member that went through every situation with handling a child. It had changed them a lot and they've learned a lot how to take care of a child and how long the process takes to take care of another child. The whole outcome of this presentation from Ms. chavarria was good and I learned some good things about foster care and at the end of the presentation we did an activity where it kinda gets some blood flowing through your body and had us clapping at the end.
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Action plan 2 - Helping hands
Planned- handing out backpacks/duffle bags to other communities
Items in bags.
Toothbrush
shampoo/conditioner
Bodywash
Deodorant
Other Hygiene stuff Etc..
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Why I wanted to do this action plan
Help others
Get them comfortable
Armstrong, Jeanette.”sharing one skin: The okanagan community”, in Jerry mander and Edward goldsmith (eds), the case against the global economy , San francisco, CA, Sierra club books , 1996. Pp 460-470
B. ‘Toastie’ Oaster Image credit: Tony Abeyta May 1, 2022 From the print edition. “How Place Names Impact the Way We See Landscape.” High Country News – Know the West, 1 May 2022,
https://www.hcn.org/issues/54.5/people-places-how-place-names-impact-the-way-we-see-landscape.
https://nfpaonline.org/page-1105741
“Tribal Foster Care and Adoption Findings.” Tribal Foster Care and Adoption Findings | National Child Welfare Resource Center for Tribes, http://www.nrc4tribes.org/Tribal-Foster-Care-and-Adoption-Findings.cfm.
aecf.org, https://www.aecf.org/work/child-welfare
“The Problem.” Foster America, https://www.foster-america.org/the-problem.
Steele , Lindsay. “Foster Care and Adoption Spreading Worldwide.” Mission Network News, Lindsay Steele , 17 May 2018, Accessed. 15 Feb 2023 https://www.mnnonline.org/news/foster-care-and-adoption-spreading-worldwide/.
Ty and Jeremiah. Hulu, The Day I Picked My Parents , 18 Sept. 2019, Accessed. 15 Feb 2023
https://www.hulu.com/series/the-day-i-picked-my-parents-94c04249-8ec5-4745-81e7-ab2782a957e0.
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(Sanchez, Jocelyn . Personal Photo. 7 November 2022)
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(Sanchez, Jocelyn. Personal Photo. 16 July 2022)
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https://www.aecf.org/work/child-welfare
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“Mission network news.” Digital image.Lindsay steele. 17 May 2018. Web. Accessed 28 Feb 2023
https://www.mnnonline.org/news/foster-care-and-adoption-spreading-worldwide/
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"The day i picked my parents." Digital image , Accessed 28, feb 2023
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(Sanchez, Jocelyn. Action plan . 11 november 2022)
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(Sanchez, Jocelyn. Action Plan. 11 november 2022)
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(Sanchez, Jocelyn. Action plan . 11 november 2022)
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(Sanchez, Jocelyn. Action Plan . 11 november 2022)
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