The purposes of the Minnesota Indian Family Preservation Act are to (1) protect the long-term interests, as defined by the Tribes, of Indian children, their families as defined by law or custom, and the child's Tribe; and (2) preserve the Indian family and Tribal identity, including an understanding that Indian children are damaged if family and child Tribal identity and contact are denied. Indian children are the future of the Tribes and are vital to their very existence.
Minn. Stat. § 260.753
PURPOSES.
Known as the Minnesota Indian Family Preservation Act
The act spans §§ 260–260 (64 sections).
Applied in 1 court decision — leading case In the Matter of the Welfare of the Children of: L. K. and A. S., Parents (2024)
Most recently applied in In the Matter of the Welfare of the Children of: L. K. and A. S., Parents (June 2024)
2015 c 78 art 1 s 13; 2023 c 16 s 2
Official source: Minnesota Office of the Revisor of Statutes. Reproduced from public-domain Minnesota statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.