Chugach Natives, Inc., Sealaska Corp., the Aleut Corp., Koniag, Inc. And Ahtna, Inc. v. Doyon, Ltd., and Bristol Bay Native Corp., Inc., Arctic Slope Regional Corp., Bering Straits Native Corp., the Aleut Corp., Sealaska Corp., Koniag, Inc., Chugach Natives, Inc., Ahtna, Inc. v. Bering Straits Native Corp., and Arctic Slope Regional Corp., Bristol Bay Native Corp., Inc., Cook Inlet Native Inc., Doyon, Ltd., and Nana Regional Corp., Inc.

588 F.2d 723 CHUGACH NATIVES, INC., Sealaska Corp., the Aleut Corp., Koniag, Inc. and Ahtna, Inc., Plaintiffs-Appellees, v. DOYON, LTD., Defendant-Appellant, and Bristol Bay Native Corp., Inc., Arctic Slope Regional Corp., Bering Straits Native Corp., et al., Defendants. The ALEUT CORP., Sealaska Corp., Koniag, Inc., Chugach Natives, Inc., Ahtna, Inc., Plaintiffs-Appellees, v. BERING STRAITS NATIVE CORP., Defendant-Appellant, and Arctic Slope Regional Corp., Bristol Bay Native Corp., Inc., Cook Inlet Native Inc., Doyon, Ltd., and Nana Regional Corp., Inc., Defendants. Nos. 77-1963, 77-2751. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Dec. 26, 1978. As Amended Jan. 23, 1979. Arthur Lazarus, Jr., Washington, D. C., and Allen McGrath, Anchorage, Alaska, Francis J. O'Toole (argued), Washington, D. C., and Edward G. Burton (argued), Anchorage, Alaska, for defendants-appellants. James Atwood, Edward Weinberg, Washington, D. C., Michael M. Holmes (argued), Juneau, Alaska, for plaintiffs-appellees. Nancy Firestone, Edward Shawker, U. S. Dept. of Justice, and Sanford Sagalkin, Acting Asst. Atty. Gen., Washington, D. C., on brief as amicus curiae. Appeal from the United States District…