In the Matter of: J.O., May 7, 2024 (Court of Appeals of North Carolina.)
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North Carolina
In the Matter of: N.D.M., May 2, 2023 (Court of Appeals of North Carolina.)
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In Matter of: L.W.S., September 5, 2017 (North Carolina)
Legal Topics: Indian Child Welfare Act – Notice Read the full decision at the National Indian Law Library website.
Tribe, not the state, has exclusive jurisdiction over child welfare issues arising on tribal land.
A North Carolina state Court of Appeals has ruled that the tribe, not the state, has exclusive jurisdiction over child welfare issues arising on tribal land. In the matter of E.G.M. November 5, 2013 (North Carolina) Read more about this case on the Turtle Talk Blog.
Eastern Band of Cherokee Planning to Create its own Social Services Agency
Angry over the way Swain County social services workers handled a child abuse case in which a 15-month old girl died, the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians is planning to form its own agency to protect children on a North Carolina reservation. Read the full article at Asheville’s Citizen-Times.com.
A Practical Guide to the Indian Child Welfare Act
The Guide is intended to answer questions and provide a comprehensive resource of information on the Indian Child Welfare Act (ICWA). The online version at http://www.narf.org/icwa was created as a complement to the print version of the Guide, which was printed by the Native American Rights Fund in 2007. While the topical sections are identical … Read more