Legal Opinion
Native Village of Venetie I.R.A. Council v. Alaska
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided September 12, 1991No. 88-3929PublishedCited by 55 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ORDER
The opinion reported at 918 F.2d 797 (9th Cir.1990) is hereby withdrawn, and the attached opinion filed in its stead. With this amended opinion, the plaintiffs-appellants’ petition for rehearing is denied.
OPINION
O’SCANNLAIN, Circuit Judge:
We must decide whether federal law requires the state of Alaska to accord “full faith and credit” to child-custody determinations made by the tribal courts of native villages.
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The native villages of Venetie and Fort Yukon lie on or above the Arctic Circle in Alaska’s frozen tundra. Venetie has a population of 132, according to the 1980 census, all but…
2Cases cited41 opinions
- Ex Parte YoungSupreme Court of the United States · 1908
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- Ruckelshaus v. Monsanto Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1984
- Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians v. HolyfieldSupreme Court of the United States · 1989
- United States v. WheelerSupreme Court of the United States · 1978
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3Cited by55 opinions
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