N.Y. Dom. Rel. Law § 75-c

§ 75-c. Application to Indian tribes. 1. A child custody proceeding\nthat pertains to an Indian child as defined in the Indian Child Welfare\nAct, 25 U.S.C. § 1901 et seq., is not subject to this article to the\nextent that it is governed by the Indian Child Welfare Act.\n 2. A court of this state shall treat a tribe as if it were a state of\nthe United States for the purpose of applying this title and title two\nof this article.\n 3. A child custody determination made by a tribe under factual\ncircumstances in substantial conformity with the jurisdictional\nstandards of this article must be recognized and enforced under title\nthree of this article.\n