In re J. L. H.

WOLLMAN, Chief Justice.

Appellant (mother) appeals from an order of adjudication and decree of disposition of the circuit court that adjudged two of her children to be neglected or dependent, resulting in termination of her parental rights. We reverse and remand.

Appellant is an unmarried American Indian woman residing in Mobridge, South Dakota. This appeal involves two of her three children: a son, J.L.H., and a daughter P.L.L.H., who were ages seven and two at the time of the trial.1

Appellant initially appeared in circuit court on May 22,1979, in an action initiated before the effective date…