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PEOPLE IN INTEREST OF J.L.G.

No. 82CA1109.

687 P.2d 477 (1984)

The PEOPLE of the State of Colorado, Petitioner-Appellee, In the Interest of J.L.G. and J.L.G., Children, and Concerning D.L.G., Respondent-Appellant, and Oglala Sioux Tribe, Intervenor-Appellant.

Colorado Court of Appeals, Div. IV.

Rehearing Denied March 29, 1984.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Pamela A. Gordon, Denver, for petitioner-appellee.

Lynn W. Lehmann, Denver, Guardian Ad Litem for children.

Bill Myers, Denver, for respondent-appellant.

No appearance for intervenor-appellant.

ENOCH, Chief Judge.

This case involves the foster care placement of two Sioux Indian children. Respondent, the mother, appeals the court's decision not to transfer jurisdiction of the case to the Oglala Sioux Tribe in Pine Ridge, South Dakota.

The basic issues before the court are the interpretation and application of certain provisions of the Indian Child Welfare Act, 25 U.S.C. § 1901 et seq. (1981 Supp.). Congress passed this Act with the express purpose...

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