Navajo Nation v. State

Associate Chief Justice NEHRING,

opinion of the Court:

INTRODUCTION

{1 This case involves a dispute over the Division of Child and Family Services' (DCFS) compliance with the Indian Child Welfare Act (ICWA). The Navajo Nation (Nation) moved the juvenile court to transfer jurisdiction to the Nation. The juvenile court denied this motion. The Nation appealed to the Utah Court of Appeals.: The court of appeals dismissed the case. We granted certiorari to determine whether the court of appeals erred in (1) holding that it lacked appellate jurisdiction over the Nation's direct appeal of the juvenile…