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NATIVE VILL. OF CHIGNIK v. DEP'T OF HEALTH

Supreme Court No. S-18090.

518 P.3d 708 (2022)

NATIVE VILLAGE OF CHIGNIK LAGOON, Appellant, v. State of Alaska, DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH & SOCIAL SERVICES, OFFICE OF CHILDREN'S SERVICES AND NATIVE VILLAGE OF WALES, Appellees.

Supreme Court of Alaska.

October 14, 2022.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Michael J. Walleri , Jason Weiner and Associates, PC, Fairbanks, for Appellant.

Anna R. Jay and Jessica M. Alloway , Assistant Attorneys General, Anchorage, and Treg R. Taylor , Attorney General, Juneau, for Appellee State of Alaska.

Ali G. Wykis , Kawerak, Inc., Anchorage, for Appellee Native Village of Wales.

Before: Winfree, Chief Justice, Maassen, Carney, Borghesan, and Henderson, Justices.

OPINION

I. INTRODUCTION

Two tribes claim to be a child's tribe for purposes of the Indian Child Welfare Act (ICWA). The Native Village of Wales claims that the child is a tribal member, and the Native Village of Chignik Lagoon claims that the child is "eligible...

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