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The history of Native American child removal is a history of violence.
Beginning in the late nineteenth century and throughout the twentieth century, Indigenous child removal in the United States through fostering and adoption devastated tribal nations--and continues to do so today. Author Amy Lonetree (Ho-Chunk), in collaboration with Sandy White Hawk (Sicangu Lakota), brings light to this dark history and addresses the lack of studies of this practice and its enduring effects on Native American communities. Foregrounding the experiences of adoptees affected by this violence, Soul Wounds gives primacy to Indigenous perspectives on this history that have been overlooked or silenced in the past. The Native American adoptees who are the heart of this book take center stage, bringing together voices across generations as they find space to heal.