New York Domestic Relations Law Section 75-C - Application to Indian tribes.

  75-c.  Application  to Indian tribes. 1. A child custody proceeding
  that pertains to an Indian child as defined in the Indian Child  Welfare
  Act,  25  U.S.C.    1901 et seq., is not subject to this article to the
  extent that it is governed by the Indian Child Welfare Act.
2. 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 title and title two
  of this article.
3. 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  title
  three of this article.

Last modified: February 3, 2019