Interest of A.O., V.O. & C.O.

[¶1.] Law enforcement removed A.O., V.O., and C.O. (the Children) from the home of their mother, V.S.O. (Mother), after discovering methamphetamine and drug paraphernalia in the home. More than one year after the State initiated abuse-and-neglect proceedings against Mother, who is an enrolled member of the Oglala Sioux Tribe (the Tribe), the circuit court denied motions to transfer the case to the jurisdiction of the Tribe. Mother argues that the circuit court erred by denying the motions without holding an evi-dentiary hearing. We reverse and remand.

Facts and Procedural History

[¶2.] On…