Inupiat Community of the Arctic Slope v. United States

OPINION

FITZGERALD, District Judge.

In this case the Inupiat people of Alaska’s north slope seek to quiet title in large portions of the Beaufort and Chukchi Seas beyond the three mile limit. 1 The plaintiffs include the Inupiat Community of the Arctic Slope, a federally recognized tribe, suing on its own behalf and on behalf of its members, the Ukpeagvik Inupiat Corporation, a village corporation organized pursuant to the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act, suing on its own behalf and on behalf of its members, and two native allotees. The defendants include numerous oil companies, the United…