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NAVAJO NATION v. HODEL

No. CIV 85-2029 PHX PGR.

645 F.Supp. 825 (1986)

NAVAJO NATION, Plaintiff, v. Donald P. HODEL, in his official capacity as Sec. of D.D.I., John Fritz, in his official capacity as Dept. Asst. Sec. for Indian Affairs, Eddie Brown, Chief, Div. Social Services, BIA, US DOI, Defendants.

United States District Court, D. Arizona.

October 14, 1986.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Donna Bradley, Navajo Nation Dept. of Justice, Window Rock, Ariz. for plaintiff.

Paul Corradini, Asst. U.S. Atty., Phoenix, Ariz., for defendants.

MEMORANDUM AND ORDER

ROSENBLATT, District Judge.

BACKGROUND

The Indian Child Welfare Act (ICWA), 25 U.S.C. sections 1901 et seq., provides that the Secretary of the Interior "is authorized to make grants to Indian tribes and organizations in the establishment and operation of Indian child and family service programs...." 25 U.S.C. section 1931(a). The ICWA orders the Secretary of the Interior to promulgate rules and regulations to carry out the...

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