In Re the Appeal in Maricopa County, Juvenile Action No. JD-6982

OPINION

WEISBERG, Judge.

The Tohono O’odham Nation (the “Nation”), a federally recognized Native American population living within the state, appeals from the trial court’s denial of its motion to transfer the underlying dependency proceeding from the superior court to the Nation’s Children’s Court pursuant to the Indian Child Welfare Act (the “Act”). 1 For the following reasons, we affirm.

FACTUAL AND PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND

T.L.M. 2 (“Mother”) and A.J.B. (“Father”) are the unmarried parents of a child born on July 3, 1993. Mother is not a Native American and Father is an enrolled member of the…