California COA Decides ICWA-Related Appeal Involving Cherokee/Choctaw Freedmen Descendants

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The opinion in In re D.N. is here. An excerpt: The “by blood” requirement in the Choctaw Nation‟s Constitution, as well as others, has been interpreted as excluding the descendants of freedmen. (Allen v. Tribal Council (2006) 9 Okla. Trib. … Continue reading →

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