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Tribal Code Provisions on ICWA
Below are links to online tribal code provisions relating to child custody and the Indian Child Welfare Act. Additional child welfare codes are available in print format from the National Indian Law Library. Contact the library for assistance. The links below were updated in 9/2011.
Online Tribal Code Provisions on Child Welfare
| Tribal Government | Tribal Code Provisions |
| Bay Mills Indian Community | Juvenile Code |
| Blackfeet Tribe of the Blackfeet Indian Reservation of Montana | Family Code |
| Blue Lake Rancheria | Tribal Constitution (Article 5, Section 6-Q) |
| Cheyenne-Arapaho Tribes of Oklahoma | Juvenile Procedure Act of 1988 |
| Chickasaw Nation, Oklahoma | Title 6 - Domestic Relations and Families (Tribe's Website) |
| Chippewa-Cree Indians of the Rocky Boy's Reservation, Montana | Law and Order Code (Section 2.23, Section 3.8, and Section 3.9) (Tribe's Website) |
| Chitimacha Tribe of Louisiana | Title 5 - Children's Code |
| Colville Reservation (Confederated Tribes of) | Title 5.2 - Juveniles |
| Coos, Lower Umpqua and Siuslaw Indians (Confederated Tribesof) | Ch. 4.4 - Juvenile Dependency |
| Coquille Indian Tribe | Tribal Code, Ch. 644 - Intergovernmental Relationships for Child Welfare |
| Coushatta Tribe of Louisiana | Judicial Codes (Title 6, Resolution 2002-47, and Title 8) |
| Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians | Adopting Ordinance - Ordinance No. 20 |
| Elk Valley Rancheria, California | Tribal Constitution (Article 5, Section O) |
| Ely Shoshone Tribe | 88-EC-XV Protection of Children From Abuse and Neglect |
| Fort McDermitt Paiute and Shoshone Tribe, Nevada | Tribal Code, Ch. 5 - Domestic Relations and Adoptions |
| Fort McDowell Yavapai Nation | Ch. 10 - Domestic Relations |
| Grand Ronde Community of Oregon (Confederated Tribes of) | Tribal Code § 7.10 - 7.20: Indian Child Welfare Ordinance |
| Grand Traverse Band of Ottawa and Chippewa Indians | Title 10 - Children, Families, and Elders |
| Ho-Chunk Nation | Title 4 - Children, Family, and Elder Welfare (Section 3, Section 5, and Section 7) |
| Hoopa Valley Tribe, Hoopa Valley Indian Reservation | Title 14 - Child Welfare Code |
| Hopi Indian Tribe | Children's Code |
| Lac Courte Oreilles Band of Lake Superior Chippewa Indians of Wisconsin | Children's Code (See Chapter 6 – Children's Code, page 176.) |
| Little River Band of Ottawa Indians | Chapter 900 - Family |
| Little Traverse Bay Bands of Odawa Indians | Title 5 - Child Welfare |
| Lummi Nation | Title 8 - Children's Code |
| Makah Indian Tribe of the Makah Indian Reservation | Title 6 - Juvenile Code |
| Mashantucket Pequot Tribal Nation | Title 5 - Child Welfare Code |
| Mille Lacs Band | Title 8 - Children and Families |
| Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians, Mississippi | Youth Code (Section 11-4-1, Section 11-5, and Section 11-7) |
| Nez Perce Tribe | Title 5 - Juveniles and Dependents |
| Nisqually Tribe of the Nisqually Indian Reservation | Youth Code |
| Northern Cheyenne Tribe of the Northern Cheyenne Indian Reservation, Montana | Title 3 - Juvenile Code (Ch. 4 and Ch. 5) (Tribe's Website) |
| Oglala Sioux Tribe of the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation, Pine Ridge, South Dakota | Chapter 5 - Juvenile Code |
| Pawnee Indians of Oklahoma | Title 7 - Juvenile Procedure |
| Pit River Tribe | Title 8 - Family/Children's Code (Ch. 1, Ch. 4, Ch. 6, Ch. 11 - Ch. 13, Ch. 15) |
| Poarch Band of Creek Indians | Child/Family Protection Code |
| Pokagon Band of Potawatomi Indians, Michigan and Indiana | Child Protection Code (Tribe's Website) |
| Ponca Tribe of Nebraska | Law and Order Code (Title 3 - Child Welfare) (Tribe's Website) |
| Red Cliff Band of Lake Superior Chippewa Indians | Children's Code |
| Redding Rancheria | Adoption Ordinances |
| Rosebud Sioux Tribe of South Dakota | Law and Order Code (Title 2.2 and Title 3) |
| Sac & Fox Tribe of the Mississippi in Iowa [Meskwaki Nation] | Title 7 - Child Welfare (Tribe's Website) |
| Saint Regis Mohawk Tribe | Tribal Adoption Act of 1995 |
| Salish and Kootenai Tribes of the Flathead Reservation (Confederated Tribes of) | Title 3.2 - Children |
| San Ildefonso (Pueblo of) | Code (Title 9 and Title 10) |
| Sauk-Suiattle Indian Tribe | Family Code |
| Sault Ste. Marie Tribe of Chippewa Indians | Child Welfare Code (Tribe's Website) |
| Shoshone and Arapaho Tribes of the Wind River Indian Reservation, Wyoming | Law and Order Code (Title 3 - Children's Code and Title 14 - Code of Civil Procedure) |
| Siletz Indians of Oregon (Confederated Tribes of) | Juvenile Code |
| Sisseton-Wahpeton Oyate | Tribal Code (Ch. 38, Ch. 56) |
| Skokomish Indian Tribe | Youth Code |
| Squaxin Island Tribe | Title 10 - Youth Code |
| Stockbridge-Munsee Community, Wisconsin | Youth Code (Ch. 7 - Ch. 13) |
| Swinomish Indian Tribal Community | Title 8 - Juveniles (Ch. 2) |
| Te-Moak Tribe of Western Shoshone Indians of Nevada | Title 5 - Children's Welfare Ordinance |
| Tohono O'odham Nation of Arizona | Children's Code |
| Tulalip Tribes of Washington | Ordinance 117 - Domestic Violence (Section 1.17) |
| Ute Indian Tribe of the Uintah and Ouray Reservation | Law and Order Code (Title 4 and Title 5) |
| Warm Springs Reservation of Oregon, Confederated Tribes of the | Chapter 360 - Juvenile Code (Section 360.510) (Tribe's Website) |
| White Earth Band of Chippewa | Law and Order Manual (Child/Family Protection Code and Title III. Tribal Juvenile Justice Code) |
| White Mountain Apache | Juvenile Code: Chapter 10 - Indian Child Welfare Act (Tribe's Website) |
| Winnebago Tribe of Nebraska | Title 4 - Juvenile Procedure (Section 4-107) (Tribe's Website) |
| Yankton Sioux Tribe of Indians | Tribal Code (Title IV - Dependent, Neglected and Delinquent Children Code and Title V - Juvenile Code) |
| Yomba Shoshone Tribe of the Yomba Reservation, Nevada | Law and Order Code (Title 8 and Title 9) |
| Ysleta del Sur Pueblo | Article 5 - Youth Code |