K.H., In re (2022) F084002
F084002; filed 10/21/22.
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## Rule excerpts
Tribal authority to determine membership or eligibility; citing In re T.G. (2020) 58 Cal.App.5th 275, 294 and In re Rylei S. (2022) 81 Cal.App.5th 309, 321, footnote 8.
> As previously stated, whether a child is a member, or is eligible for membership, in a particular tribe is a determination that rests exclusively with the tribe, and neither the agency nor the court plays any role in making that determination. (T.G., supra, 58 Cal.App.5th at p. 294; accord, In re Rylei S. (2022) 81 Cal.App.5th 309, 321, fn. 8 (Rylei S.).)
— K.H., In re (2022) F084002, slip op., p. 14.