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PEOPLE IN INTERESTS OF M.C.

Nos. 18028, 18061.

504 N.W.2d 598 (1993)

The PEOPLE of the State of South Dakota in the Interests of M.C., Child & Concerning R.W.

Supreme Court of South Dakota.

Decided August 11, 1993.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Nora K. Kelley, Rapid City, for appellant, M.C., Child.

Terry L. Pechota of Viken, Viken, Pechota, Leach & Dewell, Rapid City, for intervenor, Rosebud Sioux Tribe.

SABERS, Justice.

Trial court transferred Indian Child custody proceedings to tribal court. Indian Child appeals the transfer. We reverse and remand.

FACTS

M.C., an Indian girl, was born on June 27, 1990. The State was awarded temporary custody on July 23, 1991. While in relative foster care with her aunt, M.C. was severely burned. Upon her release from the hospital, she was placed in foster care with a non-relative. Although legal custody remained...

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