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Argued: January 11, 2022.
Filed: July 21, 2022.
Attorney(s) appearing for the Case
Tamar Crystal Rosenfeld , Georgia Probate Law Group, 331 N. Marietta Pkwy., Ne, Marietta, GA, 30060-1457, Jan Trasen , Sara Sofia Taboada , Washington Appellate Project, 1511 3rd Ave., Ste. 610, Seattle, WA, 98101-3647, for Petitioner(s).
Rachel Brehm King , Office of the Attorney General, 3501 Colby Ave., Ste. 200, Everett, WA, 98201-4795, Kristen Stallion Valore , Office of the Attorney General, P. O. Box 40124, Olympia, WA, 98504-0124, for Respondent(s).
Courtney Ryane Lewis , Attorney at Law, P. O. Box 20369, Seattle, WA, 98102-1369, Kathryn Fort , Tlingit & Haida Indian Tribes of Alaska, 648 N. Shaw Lane, Room 216k, East Lansing, MI, 48824, for Amicus Curiae on behalf of Central Council of the Tlingit and Haida Indian Tribes of Alaska.
Tara Urs King , County Department of Public Defense, 710 2nd Ave., Ste. 200, Seattle, WA, 98104-1703, La Rond Baker , American Civil Liberties Union of Wash., P. O. Box 2728, Seattle, WA, 98111-2728, for Amicus Curiae on behalf of King County Department of Public Defense.
Stacey Lara , University of Washington School of Law, 4293 Memorial Way, Nw, Seattle, WA, 98195-0001, for Amicus Curiae on behalf of Native American Law Center At Uw.
Julia Mizutani , Attorney at Law, P. O. Box 2728, Seattle, WA, 98111-2728, Nancy Lynn Talner , ACLU-WA, P. O. Box 2728, Seattle, WA, 98111-2728, for Amicus Curiae on behalf of Aclu of Washington.
Brooke Pinkham , Seattle University School of Law, 901 12th Ave., Sullivan Hl, Seattle, WA, 98122-4411, for Amicus Curiae on behalf of Center for Indian Law & Policy Seattle Univ.
Alexandria Marie Hohman , D'Adre Beth Cunningham , The Washington Defender Association, 110 Prefontaine Pl. S., Ste. 610, Seattle, WA, 98104-2626, for Amicus Curiae on behalf of Washington Defender Association.
Colleen Shea-Brown , Legal Counsel For Youth and Children, P. O. Box 28629, Seattle, WA, 98118-8629, for Amicus Curiae on behalf of Legal Counsel for Youth and Children.
Jennifer Masako Yogi , Attorney at Law, 401 2nd Ave. S., Ste. 407, Seattle, WA, 98104-3811, for Amicus Curiae on behalf of Northwest Justice Project.
González, C.J.
¶ 1 Separating a child from their family, even for an hour, can cause great trauma. Sometimes, separation is necessary to protect a child who has no parent, guardian, or custodian capable of caring for them. Historically, however, Native children were separated from their families not because of any danger to them but, instead...
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