In re the Adoption of Rebecca

OPINION OF THE COURT

George B. Ceresia, Jr., S.

The adoptive child in the above proceeding has petitioned *645the court for release of certain information identifying her biological mother and maternal grandparents to be used to verify that she is a member of the Oneida Indian Nation. Petitioner avers that with such information she would be able to be recognized by the Nation and "enjoy the rights of tribal membership to which I am entitled”.

Petitioner, who was born in 1969 and adopted in 1970 in proceedings in this court, supports her petition with a letter from the Department of Social Services,…