Christopher Michael Jordan , Office of the Attorney General, 1116 W. Riverside Ave. Ste. 100, Spokane, WA, 99201-1113, Rachel Brehm King , Office of the Attorney General, 3501 Colby Ave. Ste. 200, Everett, WA, 98201-4795, for Respondent.
Alexandria Marie Hohman , The Washington Defender Association, 110 Prefontaine Pl. S. Ste. 610, Seattle, WA, 98104-2626, for Amicus Curiae on behalf of Wa Defender Association.
Robert S. Chang , Seattle University School of Law, 901 12th Ave., Seattle, WA, 98122-4411, for Amicus Curiae on behalf of Fred T. Korematsu Center for Law and Equity.
Sarracina Littlebird , Jennifer Masako Yogi , Attorneys at Law, 401 2nd Ave. S. Ste. 407, Seattle, WA, 98104-3811, for Amicus Curiae on behalf of National Indian Child Welfare Association.
Raquelle Myers , National Indian Justice Center, 5250 Aero Drive, Santa Rosa, CA, 95403, for Amicus Curiae on behalf of National Indian Justice Center.
Stacey Lara , University of Washington School of Law, 4293 Memorial Way Nw, Seattle, WA, 98195-0001, for Amici Curiae on behalf of Uw Tribal Court Public Defense Clinic, Legal Counsel for Youth and Children.
Tara Urs , La Rond Baker , King County Department of Public Defense, 710 2nd Ave. Ste. 200, Seattle, WA, 98104-1703, for Amicus Curiae on behalf of ICWA Law Center.
Aaron Lindstrom , Erika Weiss , Michael Boulette , Barnes & Thornburg LLP, 225 S. Sixth Street, Suite 2800, Minneapolis, MN, 55402, for Amicus Curiae on behalf of Michigan State Univ. the Indian Law Clinic.
Montoya-Lewis, J.
¶1 In 1978, Congress found "that there is no resource that is more vital to the continued existence and integrity of Indian tribes than their children" and "that the States ... have often failed to recognize the essential tribal relations of Indian people and the cultural and social standards prevailing in Indian communities...
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