Legal Opinion
Cook Inlet Native Ass'n v. Bowen
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided February 20, 1987No. 86-3642PublishedCited by 30 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
EUGENE A. WRIGHT, Circuit Judge:
On appeal from a summary judgment this court is asked to determine the meaning of “Indian tribe” contained in the Indian Self-Determination Act.1 Cook Inlet Native Association, Inc. (CINA) challenges the district court’s judgment upholding the administrative interpretation of the definition. The agencies construe the term to include Alaska Native regional business corporations, but to exclude Native regional non-profit corporations such as CINA.
Interpretation of the term is critical to the administration of the Self-Determination Act. Upon request of an Indian…
2Cases cited18 opinions
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