OPINION
The issue presented by this petition is whether provisions of the Indian Child Welfare Act of 1978 (25 U.S.C. § 1901 et seq.) apply in juvenile delinquency proceedings where the child is at risk of entering foster care, but where a termination of parental rights is not involved.
Congress passed the Indian Child Welfare Act of 1978 (ICWA) in response to a concern over the "consequences to Indian...
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