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MATTER OF J.M.

Nos. S-943, S-945.

718 P.2d 150 (1986)

In the Matter of J.M. DOB: 02/04/84 A Minor Under the Age of Eighteen (18) Years.

Supreme Court of Alaska.

Rehearing Granted in Part and Opinion Amended June 6, 1986.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Chris Bataille, Law Offices of Charles E. Cole, Fairbanks, for appellant.

D. Rebecca Snow, Asst. Atty. Gen., Fairbanks, and Harold M. Brown, Atty. Gen., Juneau, for appellee.

Blair McCune, Asst. Public Defender, Fairbanks, and Dana Fabe, Public Defender, Anchorage, Guardian Ad Litem.

Michael J. Walleri, Tanana Chiefs Conference, Inc., Fairbanks, for intervenor Village of Kaltag.

Before RABINOWITZ, C.J., and BURKE, MATTHEWS, COMPTON and MOORE, JJ.

OPINION

MOORE, Justice.

We are asked to decide whether a state superior court's termination of parental rights to an Indian child complied with the commands of the Indian Child Welfare Act, 25 U.S.C. §§ 1901-1963 (1982). The child's mother asserts that the requisite burden of proof was not met to justify the termination of her parental rights. The child's Indian tribe, the Native Village of Kaltag, contends that the tribal court had exclusive jurisdiction...

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