In In re Ja.O., the Supreme Court today addresses under what circumstances California statutes complementing the federal Indian Child Welfare Act require a county welfare department to inquire of extended family members whether a child placed in temporary custody is or might be an Indian child. The inquiry is important to promote ICWA’s goal of “ ‘[M]inimizing separation of Indian families and maximizing early placement of Indian children with extended family, other members of the child’s Indian tribe, or other Indian families.’ ”