APRN: Tlingit-Haida Tribes win Indian child welfare dispute

Tuesday, November 1, 2011  

"A Superior Court judge in Juneau ruled in favor of Southeast tribes last week in a case over whether the state has to honor tribal court orders on child support. The Tlingit and Haida Central Council is heralding the ruling as a victory for the tribe’s authority to handle its own family law cases."

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Court Rules in Favor of Tribes in Child Support Case (Alaska Public Radio Network 10/31)

Alaska judge rules for tribe in Indian child welfare case (10/31)