Approximately What Percentage of American Indian Children Were Being Placed

question 3

Multiple Choice

Approximately what percentage of American Indian children were being placed by state courts and child welfare workers into non-Indian homes prior to the enactment of the Indian Child Welfare Act?

• A) under 30 percent
• B) over 50 percent
• C) over 90 percent
• D) under 50 percent

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