Links to State and Tribal Child Welfare Law and Policy - Navajo Nation

TRIBAL CODE

Website: https://www.nnols.org/navajo-nation-code/

Citations:

• Title 9, Domestic Relations
  • Chapter 7, Adoption
  • Chapter 11, Children's Code
    • Subchapter 13, Indian Child Welfare Law
  • Chapter 13, Domestic Abuse Protection Act

OTHER RESOURCES

Indian Child Welfare Act Intergovernmental Agreement Between the New Mexico Children, Youth, and Families Department and the Navajo Nation Division of Social Services

Notes:

The Navajo Nation covers over 27,000 square miles in Utah, Arizona, and New Mexico. Diné Bikéyah, or Navajoland, is larger than 10 of the 50 States in the United States. The Nation is headquartered in Window Rock, Arizona. 

Tribal Website: https://www.navajo-nsn.gov/