Cite as: 10 CNCA § 1136

It shall be the responsibility of Cherokee Nation to provide care for deprived children who are committed to the care of Cherokee Nation for custody or guardianship. Cherokee Nation may provide for the care of such children in the home of the child, the home of a relative of the child, in a foster home, group home, transitional living program, independent living program or in any other community-based facility established for the care of deprived children. A deprived child found to be a child in need of treatment and eligible for residential care and treatment, as provided in 10 CNCA § 1116, by the Court, may be placed in a Department of Human Services treatment center or other mental health facility.