People in Interest of GRF

ACTION

[¶ 1.] Father, M.S., and State appeal from a trial court’s order dismissing the abuse and neglect action against Mother, L.R., and transferring jurisdiction to the Oglala Sioux Tribe. We affirm.

FACTS

[¶ 2.] Father, a non-Indian, and Mother, an Indian, met in Torrington, Wyoming in March 1994 and became involved in a relationship which Father ended in November 1994. When they separated, Father was aware Mother was pregnant with his child. In March 1996 Father learned Mother had given birth to their daughter, G.R.F.

[¶ 3.] In June 1995 Mother moved to Rapid City. Prior to that time Mother…