Legal Opinion
Native Village of Noatak v. Hoffman
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided March 30, 1989No. Nos. 87-4310, 87-4374PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
NOONAN, Circuit Judge:
The Native Village of Noatak, the Native Village of Akiachak and Circle Village brought this action against the Commissioner of the Department of Community and Regional Affairs of the State of Alaska (the Commissioner). The district court dismissed the case for want of jurisdiction. The Native Village of Noatak and Circle Village (the Native Villages) appeal to this court. We reverse and remand.
The Parties
Noatak is a government with a local governing board organized under the Indian Reorganization Act, 25 U.S.C. § 461 et seq. Circle Village has a traditional Council form…
2Cases cited26 opinions
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3Cited by8 opinions
- Blatchford v. Native Village of NoatakSupreme Court of the United States · 1991
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