text: Keaton, don't  believe everything you second guess about why children are in state custody.  Many Native children are in state custody because DHS/OCS is ignorant about cultural competency. Native children have been taken away from their homes because OCS deems their home overcrowded when a child sleeps on the couch or with a parent.  OCS' family member guardian process is stacked against Native families that prefer to take in a child but can't because of a lot of bias inspection of the home.  Grant it, there are children taken away due to drugs, alcohol, or domestic violence in the home.  There's a lot that goes on behind the scenes that you don't know about or choose to ignore because you feel it's better to lob assumptions to make yourself feel better.