Receipt of Petitions for Reassumption of Jurisdiction from the Washoe Tribe of Nevada and California, Gardnerville, NV; the Red Cliff Band of Lake Superior Chippewas, Bayfield, Wisconsin; and the Forest County Potawatomi Community, Crandon, WI

概要

This notice is published in exercise of authority delegated by the Secretary of the Interior to the Assistant Secretary - Indian Affairs by 209 DM 8. The Indian Child Welfare Act of 1978 (Pub. L. 95-608) provides, subject to certain specified conditions, that Indian tribes may petition the Secretary of the Interior for reassumption of jurisdiction over Indian child custody proceedings. This is notice that petitions have been received by the Secretary from the Washoe Tribe of Nevada and California, Gardnerville, Nevada; the Red Cliff Band of Lake Superior Chippewas, Bayfield, Wisconsin; and the Forest County Potawatomi Community, Crandon, Wisconsin, for the tribal reassumption of jurisdiction over Indian child custody proceedings. The petitions are under review and may be inspected at the Bureau of Indian Affairs, Division of Social Services, 1849 C St., NW., room 310 SIB, Washington, D. C. 20240.