Title 19, Chapter 9, Section 43
( 19-9-43)
(a) A child custody proceeding that pertains to an Indian child as
defined in the Indian Child Welfare Act, 25 U.S.C. Section 1901 et
seq., is not subject to this article to the extent that it is
governed by the Indian Child Welfare Act. (b) A court of this state shall treat a tribe as if it were a state
of the United States for the purpose of applying this part and Part
2 of this article. (c) A child custody determination made by a tribe under factual
circumstances in substantial conformity with the jurisdictional
standards of this article must be recognized and enforced under Part
3 of this article. | 
