A.  Shelter Hearing/First Appearance Advisement




  • Ask whether the parent has any Indian heritage.
  • If either parent or both parents answers affirmatively, order the department to send notice to all the relevant tribes as identified by the parent or parents or to the Bureau of Indian Affairs if the parent cannot identify any tribal affiliation, but identifies Indian heritage.
  • Make findings about whether the child is or is not an Indian child, if sufficient information is made available to make such a finding.