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Statutes > North-carolina > Chapter_50A > GS_50A-104§50A‑104. Application to Indian tribes.
(a) A child‑custodyproceeding that pertains to an Indian child, as defined in the Indian ChildWelfare Act, 25 U.S.C. § 1901 et seq., is not subject to this Article to theextent that it is governed by the Indian Child Welfare Act.
(b) A court of thisState shall treat a tribe as if it were a state of the United States for thepurpose of applying Parts 1 and 2.
(c) A child‑custodydetermination made by a tribe under factual circumstances in substantialconformity with the jurisdictional standards of this Article must be recognizedand enforced under Part 3. (1999‑223, s. 3.)
