In re T.T. CA1/4

I. BACKGROUND2

The relevant background of this matter through December 13, 2010 is described in detail in our decision in Tamara T., and we will not repeat it here except as necessary to understand the issues now before us. In brief, the juvenile court assumed jurisdiction of Minors in 2010. In response to the Department‘s ICWA inquiry, Mother did not report any Indian ancestry, but Father apparently did report such ancestry. The Department provided notice to certain Indian tribes—the Bear River Band/Rohnerville Rancheria, the Blue Lake Rancheria, and the Wiyot tribes, as well as the Bureau of Indian Affairs— indicating T.T. might have Indian ancestry though Father. The information provided was incomplete, in that it lacked the former and current addresses and birthdate of Father‘s mother, through whom he claimed Indian ancestry, and contained no information about her family. Although C.T. had been placed with the children‘s paternal aunt, there was no indication the Department inquired of her whether she had any further information about Father‘s mother or grandparents. We concluded that ―[i]n light of the scant information provided by Father—and the clear directive of…