Sault Tribe Binogii Placement Agency Services

The Sault Tribe Binogii Placement Agency is our tribal child placement agency. The agency is licensed by the state of Michigan to provide foster care and adoption services to children ages 0-19 who reside within the tribe’s seven-county service area. The agency services children who are enrolled or eligible for enrollment as Sault Ste. Marie Tribe of Chippewa Indians members and Sault Tribe households. At times, the agency services non-Native siblings in conjunction with Sault Tribe children and families. The agency provides specialized Indian Child Welfare services to Sault Tribe children and their families. The goal is to provide consistency, continuity and permanency in a family setting. The Sault Ste. Marie Tribe of Chippewa Indians is the only tribe in the state of Michigan that has a child placing agency licensed by the state. Sault Tribe Binogii Placement Agency provides primary foster care and adoption services, foster home licensing and adoptive home studies. Agency operations are based on guidelines set forth by the state of Michigan, the Sault Ste. Marie Tribe of Chippewa Indians Child Welfare Code and the Indian Child Welfare Act (ICWA).