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IN RE DEPENDENCY OF A.L.W.

No. 47903-2-I.

32 P.3d 297 (2001)

In re DEPENDENCY OF [A.L.W.], D.O.B. 5/23/00, a Minor. State of Washington, Department of Social and Health Services, Petitioner, v. [B.D.W.], birth mother, Respondent.

Court of Appeals of Washington, Division 1.

October 8, 2001.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Catherine Cruikshank; Asst. Attorney General, Seattle, for Appellant.

Judith Kovacs, Bellevue, Jimmie Shaw, Seattle, for Respondent.

GROSSE, J.

A tribal determination that a child is a member of, or is eligible for membership in, the tribe is conclusive evidence that a child is an Indian child within the meaning of the Indian Child Welfare Act of 1978, 25 U.S.C.A. §§ 1901-1963. The designated official of the Leech Lake Tribal Council determined A.L.W. was eligible for tribal membership. The Leech Lake Band of Ojibwe is recognized as a tribe. Accordingly, we reverse the trial court's determination...

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