People of Dept. of Soc. Serv. in Interest of Aev

Opinion by

Judge TURSI.

The Northern Arapaho Tribe of the Wind River Reservation (Tribe) appeals the order denying its request to intervene in the adoption proceedings of A.E.V. and J.E.V. We affirm.

A.E.V. and J.E.V. are the children of a non-reservation Northern Arapaho mother and an Hispanic father. In 1984, shortly after J.E.V.’s birth, the children became the subject of a dependency and neglect action and were placed with the J.W. family (foster family). They have remained in the foster home since that time except for an unsuccessful five-month placement with a maternal aunt and uncle.

After…