Legal Opinion
Tyonek Native Corp. v. Cook Inlet Region, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided August 3, 1988No. 86-4073PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CANBY, Circuit Judge:
INTRODUCTION
Plaintiff, Tyonek Native Corporation (“Tyonek”), a village corporation organized under the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act, (“ANCSA”), 43 U.S.C. §§ 1601 et seq., appeals from an adverse judgment in its action against defendant, Cook Inlet Region, Inc., (“Cook Inlet”), one of twelve regional corporations established under ANCSA.
The Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act was enacted into law “to provide an equitable solution to the claims made by the Natives of Alaska through a combination of land and money.” H.R. 92-523, 92nd Cong., 1st Sess., 1971 U.S.Code…
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