In re K.J. CA3

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2 from Oklahoma,” stating she remembered her “grandmother saying he’s an Okie from Muskogee.” Father said he thought he might have a bloodline from “Cherokee and Choctaw from Mississippi. I don’t know. My aunt’s been trying to track down that bloodline.” Both mother and father later submitted parental notifications of Indian status forms for each minor. Mother’s forms, filed January 2, 2020, stated she “may have Indian ancestry” under “Colusa, CA” and “Oklahoma.” She also checked the box that she has information the minors have Indian ancestry, but did not list any tribes. For relatives, she listed her father with the tribe “OK” and her father’s mother’s tribe as “Colusa.” Father’s forms, filed January 9, 2020, stated he “may have Indian ancestry” “chacta/cherokee,” and that he believes the minors have Indian ancestry with these two tribes from Mississippi. His form also listed five possible relatives with Indian ancestry: (1) his mother, but with no tribe listed; (2) his father, with “cherokee/chacta” in Mississippi; (3) his maternal grandmother, with no tribe listed; (4) his…