{"id":31268,"date":"2016-08-05T18:47:51","date_gmt":"2016-08-05T18:47:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/caseyfamilyv2.wpengine.com\/shana-king\/"},"modified":"2026-05-18T18:25:59","modified_gmt":"2026-05-18T18:25:59","slug":"shana-king","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.casey.org\/es\/shana-king\/","title":{"rendered":"Healing, culture are key for award-winning mother"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"featured-video is-style-simple wp-block-featured-video\">\n  <div class=\"my-[100px] text-revolver\">\n    <div class=\"container mx-auto px-5\">\n\n      \n      <div class=\"embed\">\n        <iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Parent mentor supports Native American families in Minneapolis\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube-nocookie.com\/embed\/G1k9LwPUCsg?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/div>\n\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"content-section light fresh-text single wp-block-fresh-text backgrounds-and-margins-aware-block margin-top margin-bottom\">\n <div class=\"container mx-auto px-5\">\n\n \n \n <!-- The CTA is moved up next to the title when in the Head Section style -->\n \n  <div class=\"callout\"><p><!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p>Shana King shares her personal story and past challenges with the hope that they can help another struggling parent heal.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cTo see somebody &#8230; and hear where they\u2019ve been and what they\u2019ve gone through is very powerful,\u201d she says.<\/p>\n<p>As the only parent mentor at the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.icwlc.org\/\">Indian Child Welfare Act Law Center<\/a> in Minneapolis, Shana helps more than 200 Native American families, supporting them in court, meeting with social workers and assisting them with case plans.<\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p>She was honored earlier this year with a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.casey.org\/ceca\/?section=previous-winners\">Casey Excellence for Children Award<\/a> for birth parent.<\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p>A member of the Mandan, Hidatsa and Arikara Nation, Shana lived in foster care as a teen. As a mother, she became involved in the child welfare system because of opiate abuse, and her two youngest children were placed in foster care. She overcame her substance abuse and was able to be reunited with them.<\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p>Shana works toward the law center\u2019s mission to strengthen, preserve and reunite Indian families under the framework of the Indian Child Welfare Act. She is also a parent consultant who works under contract with the Minnesota Department of Human Services to teach classes on resiliency and strategic storytelling that help families in the child protection system communicate their situation and wishes.<\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p>Shana serves on Casey Family Programs\u2019 Birth Parent Advisory Committee.<\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<\/div>\n \n \n <!-- conversly to above, we need to not show the CTA here if it's the Head Section style -->\n  <\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Shana King received a 2016 Casey Excellence for Children Award for birth parent. 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