Legal Opinion
Stratman v. Leisnoi, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided October 6, 2008No. 07-35934PublishedCited by 16 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
TASHIMA, Circuit Judge:
In 1976, Omar Stratman began his quest to challenge the Secretary of the Interior’s (the “Secretary”) certification of Woody Island as a native village under the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act (“ANCSA”). Thirty-two years later, we must decide whether Congress ratified the Secretary’s favorable 1974 eligibility determination when, in 1980, it enacted the Alaska National Interest Lands Conservation Act (“ANILCA”) which listed Woody Island’s village corporation, Leisnoi, Inc. (“Leis-noi”), as a “deficiency village corporation” entitled to lands under ANCSA. We hold…
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3Cited by16 opinions
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