In re A.G.

¶1 Appellant D.M.G., a Chippewa Indian, appeals from the decision of the Fourth Judicial District Court, Mineral County, terminating her parental rights to A.G., W.G., T.A., and J.A. We reverse and remand.

¶2 We must decide whether the District Court erred in determining that A.G., W.G., T.A., and J.A. were not “Indian children” pursuant to the Indian Child Welfare Act (ICWA) before it terminated D.M.G.’s parental rights.

FACTUAL AND PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND

¶3 D.M.G. (the mother) is the natural mother of four children: A.G.(8), W.G.(7), T.A.(5), and J.A.(3) (the children). The mother claims…