A.A., In re (2023) E079176 E079176; filed 2/16/23. ![[Files/CaseFiles/E079176.PDF]] [Opinion PDF](https://www.courts.ca.gov/opinions/archive/E079176.PDF) ## Rule excerpts Tribal authority over membership eligibility; quoting In re K.P. (2015) 242 Cal.App.4th 1063, 1074. The ruling relied on the tribe’s determination for these children. > The tribe has exclusive authority to determine eligibility criteria for membership. (In re Francisco W., supra, 139 Cal.App.4th at p. 702.) We “may not substitute [our] own determination for that of the tribe regarding a child’s membership or eligibility for membership in a tribe.” (In re K.P., supra, 242 Cal.App.4th at p. 1074.) — A.A., In re (2023) E079176, slip op., p. 9.