The Crow Tribe of Indians Forest Horn, a Member of the Crow Tribe and Chairman of Crow Tribal Council Ted Hogan, a Member of the Crow Tribe and Secretary of the Crow Tribal Council Jiggs Yellowtail, a Member of the Crow Tribe Barney Old Coyote, a Member of the Crow Tribe, United States of America, Plaintiff-Intervenor v. State of Montana, the Crow Tribe of Indians, and United States of America, Plaintiff-Intervenor-Appellant v. The State of Montana, and Westmoreland Westmoreland, Westmoreland Resources, Inc., Defendant-Intervenor-Appellee
Opinion
Opinion
819 F.2d 895 The CROW TRIBE OF INDIANS; Forest Horn, a member of the Crow Tribe and Chairman of Crow Tribal Council; Ted Hogan, a member of the Crow Tribe and Secretary of the Crow Tribal Council; Jiggs Yellowtail, a member of the Crow Tribe; Barney Old Coyote, a member of the Crow Tribe, Plaintiff-Appellant, United States of America, Plaintiff-Intervenor, v. STATE OF MONTANA, Defendant-Appellee. The CROW TRIBE OF INDIANS, Plaintiff-Appellant, and United States of America, Plaintiff-Intervenor-Appellant, v. The STATE OF MONTANA, Defendant-Appellee, and Westmoreland; Westmoreland, Westmoreland Resources, Inc., Defendant-Intervenor-Appellee. Nos. 86-3842, 86-3845. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Argued and Submitted April 6, 1987. Decided June 11, 1987. Clay R. Smith, Helena, Mont., and John W. Ross, Billings, Mont., for defendant-appellee. Gerald B. Murphy, Billings, Mont., and William A. White, Philadelphia, Pa., for appellees. Daniel M. Rosenfelt, Albuquerque, N.M., for plaintiffs-appellants. N. Jean Bearcrane, Billings, Mont., for appellant. Laura E. Frossard, Washington, D.C., for plaintiff-intervenor-appellant. Appeal from the United States District Court for…