In the Interest of D.R.R.

DONIELSON, Judge.

The father and paternal grandmother appeal from the juvenile court’s adjudication and dispositional orders which awarded temporary physical custody of D.R.R. to the mother.

D.R.R. was born in August 1989 and is the natural daughter of A.R., the father, and A.W., the mother. A.R. and A.W. were never married. L.R. is D.R.R.’s paternal grandmother. All of the parties involved are American Indians.

Between her birth and June 1990, D.R.R. lived with her parents. In June 1990, A.W. and A.R. were evicted from their apartment and they moved in with L.R. The parents often left D.R.R. in…