Alaska Supreme Court: Native child can be adopted by non-Native family

Alaska Supreme Court: Native child can be adopted by non-Native family - Fairbanks Daily News-Miner: Local News:

ANCHORAGE — In a split decision, the Alaska Supreme Court has ruled against the village of Tununak, which was appealing a lower court’s decision that allowed an Alaska Native infant to be adopted by non-Native parents rather than giving custody to her extended biological family in the tiny Western Alaska community.