The Girl in the Photograph, Byron L. Dorgan
The Girl in the Photograph, Byron L. Dorgan
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The Girl in the Photograph
The True Story of a Native American Child, Lost and Found in America

Author: Byron L. Dorgan

Narrator: Peter Berkrot

Unabridged: 6 hr 3 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 10/09/2018

Synopsis

On a winter morning in 1990, Senator Byron Dorgan of North Dakota picked up the Bismarck Tribune. On the front page, a small girl gazed into the distance, shedding a tear. The headline: ""Foster home children beaten—and nobody's helping."" Dorgan, who had been working with American Indian tribes to secure resources, was distressed. He flew to the Standing Rock Indian Reservation to meet with five-year-old Tamara and her grandfather. They became friends. Then she disappeared. And he would search for her for decades until they finally found each other again. This book is her story, from childhood to the present, but it's also the story of a people and a nation. More than one in three American Indian/Alaskan Native children live in poverty. AI/AN children are disproportionately in foster care and awaiting adoption. Suicide among AI/AN youth ages 15 to 24 is 2.5 times the national rate. How have we allowed this to happen? As distressing a situation as it is, this is also a story of hope and resilience. Dorgan, who founded the Center for Native American Youth at the Aspen Institute, has worked tirelessly to bring Native youth voices to the forefront of policy discussions, engage Native youth in leadership and advocacy, and secure and share resources for Native youth.

About Byron L. Dorgan

Byron L. Dorgan is a New York Times bestselling author and previously served as a congressman and senator for North Dakota for thirty years before retiring in 2011. He was chairman of Senate Committees and Subcommittees on the issues of Energy, Aviation, Appropriations, Water Policy, and Indian Affairs.

About Peter Berkrot

Peter Berkrot is a veteran of both stage and screen, having appeared in Caddyshack, Brotherhood, Unsolved Mysteries, and more. A prominent acting coach and a regular contributor to the award-winning news program Frontline, he was the director of narration for the Emmy-nominated The Truth About Cancer. His voice can be heard on television, radio, video games, documentaries, and industrials. An Audie Award nominee and the winner of multiple Earphones Awards, he has recorded over 170 audiobooks.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Madeline on November 24, 2019

DNF at around 50%. I was curious about this book due to the story of a girl named Tamara, whose case fascinated the author, Senator Dorgan. I wanted to learn more about her case, and the injustices faced by Native Americans. However, I found that the flow of this book was quite odd, and there was no......more

Goodreads review by Marty on October 05, 2022

On one hand, it's a compendium of facts and figures about how Native people have been mistreated, not especially well-written, but certainly important. The title promises "The True Story of a Native American Child, Lost and Found in America" but really doesn't deliver much. It begins with a descript......more

Goodreads review by Ruth on April 25, 2020

Whoever titled this book did it a disservice. It's less about the girl in the photograph and more a book that uses her story (only very thinly!) to discuss broader matters. I was looking for something much more narrative than what I got.......more

Goodreads review by MissSusie on June 30, 2020

There was some repetition in this book but it is such an important book that I will give Byron a pass on that. I am glad to say Byron Dorgan was my senator and I am glad he is shining a light on these stories. This isn’t an easy book and the stories are tough at times. This book feels like a call to......more

Goodreads review by Allena on May 29, 2024

This book wasn’t exactly what I thought it was going to be (I thought it was going to be about finding Tamara), but at the end of the day this is an important book that focuses on the problems our government has caused for the First Americans. The first 2/3 is very bleak (but accurate and needed), s......more

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