Tribal Village Of Akutan v. Hodel

859 F.2d 651 TRIBAL VILLAGE OF AKUTAN; Tribal Village of Togiak, a federally recognized Tribe; the Tribal Village of Nelson Lagoon, a federally recognized Tribe; Steve Cowper; Governor of Alaska, et al., Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. Donald HODEL, Secretary of the Interior; and United States Department of the Interior; Defendants-Appellees, Amoco Production Company; Arco Alaska, Inc.; Chevron USA, Inc., et al.; International Association of Geophysical Contractors, Defendant- Intervenors/Appellees. Nos. 88-3610, 88-3703 and 88-3729. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Argued and Submitted Aug. 4, 1988. Decided Oct. 5, 1988. Carol H. Daniel, Alaska Legal Services Corp., Eric Smith, Anchorage, Alaska, Gary I. Amendola, Asst. Atty. Gen., State of Alaska, for plaintiffs-appellants. Jacques B. Gelin, Land & Natural Resources Div., U.S. Dept. of Justice, Washington, D.C., for defendants-appellees. E. Edward Bruce, Covington & Burling, Washington, D.C., Carl J.D. Bauman, Hughes, Thorsness, Gantz, Powell & Brundin, Anchorage, Alaska, Nathan S. Bergerbest, Doyle & Savit, Washington, D.C., Cathy Dobbs, Dobbs, Berger, Molinari, Casalnuovo, Vannelli & Nadel, San…