CHILDREN AND THE LAW
...Delinquency Matters
......Indian Child Welfare Act
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Dependency orders reversed and remanded where father stated M might have Cherokee heritage and DSS failed to make further inquiry as to Indian status.

ICWA applies in juvenile delinquency proceedings where child at risk of entering foster care but termination of parental rights is not involved.

No duty to inquire re Indian heritage where no evidence M was Indian and no authority for proposition that ICWA provisions generally apply to delinquency proceedings.