Leland Morrill

Adopted out of my native Navajo family in 1971 when the Bureau of Indian Affairs, BIA, and the Adoption Resource Exchange of North America, ARENA, were fostering/adopting native children  out of tribal nations. In my case, no documentation, Navajo birth certificate, Navajo Certificate of Indian Blood, my mother had died, and my brother had died. I was a candidate for this assimilation program. Adopted to a Mormon family. They were paid the standard $65.00 per foster child per month through ARENA's program through the BIA system.As adoptive parents who were being transferred to Canada, this made them adoptive candidates. It took me 22 years of research to find my way back to the KIRK family on the Navajo Reservation that I  adopted from. Look for my page: Adopted Native American Citizenship Affected by The REAL ID Act of 2005 has NOTES. Please feel free to read and make constructive comment there that will help other Adoptees/Foster children find their way. WALK IN BEAUTY!