OPINION
HOWARD, Judge.
Appellant, natural mother of an Indian child, brings this appeal from a juvenile court order severing her parental rights. This case is governed by the federal Indian Child Welfare Act of 1978 and is one of first impression in this state. We agree with appellant that reversal is required.
Congressional investigation of child custody proceedings involving Indian children culminated in passage of the Act. In the Act, Congress declared...
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