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MATTER OF N. C. H.

A174594.

489 P.3d 139 (2021)

311 Or. App. 102

In the MATTER OF N. C. H., a Child. Department of Human Services, Petitioner-Respondent, v. H. C. W., Appellant.

Court of Appeals of Oregon.

May 5, 2021.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Kristen G. Williams argued the cause and filed the briefs for appellant.

Kirsten M. Naito, Assistant Attorney General, argued the cause for respondent. Also on the brief were Ellen F. Rosenblum, Attorney General, and Benjamin Gutman, Solicitor General.

Before Lagesen, Presiding Judge, and James, Judge, and Kamins, Judge.

At issue is whether the Indian Child Welfare Act (ICWA) governs this juvenile dependency case. It involves a mother and child connected to the Karuk Tribe through descendancy. The question, in particular, is whether the child, N, is an "Indian child," as defined in 25 USC section 1903(4), by virtue of his mother's status as a descendant...

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