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IN RE M.S.

No. 103,921.

237 P.3d 161 (2010)

2010 OK 46

In the Matter of M.S. and K.S., Deprived Children. Puyallup Tribe of Indians, Plaintiff/Appellant, v. State of Oklahoma, Defendant/Appellee.

Supreme Court of Oklahoma.

June 15, 2010.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Michael E. Yeksavich, Yeksavich Law Office, Tulsa, OK, and Debra W. McCormick, Eugene K. Bertman, Jennifer McBee, Rubenstein McCormick & Pitts, P.L.L.C., Edmond, OK, for Appellant.

Jerry S. Moore, District Attorney, Gary Huggins, Assistant District Attorney, Michael J. Spychalski, Assistant District Attorney, Wagoner, OK, for Appellee.

Amy B. McFarland, Wagoner, OK, for Minor Children.

OPINION

WATT, J.:

¶ 1 In this case we consider a jurisdictional dispute between the tribal court of the Puyallup Tribe of Indians and the courts of this state involving the placement of two Indian children, M.S. and K.S. We previously granted certiorari. We reverse and remand.

FACTS

¶ 2 This case began as a deprived child proceeding in August, 2004, when an emergency petition was...

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