Legal Opinion
Inupiat Community of Arctic Slope v. United States
United States Court of Claims
Decided June 2, 1982No. 596-77PublishedCited by 59 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtFriedman, Chief Judge
The Inupiat Community is a recognized tribe of Eskimos inhabiting the Arctic or North Slope of Alaska. The Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act, 43 U.S.C. §§ 1601-1628 (1976 & Supp. Ill 1979) ("Settlement Act”), extinguished the Eskimos’ interest in that land. United States v. Atlantic Richfield Co., 612 F.2d 1132, 1135-38 (9th Cir.), cert. denied, 449 U.S. 888 (1980), discussed below, held that the Settlement Act also extinguished the Eskimos’ claims for trespasses of other persons upon those lands that occurred prior to the Settlement Act.
This suit seeks just compensation for the alleged…
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