96 Cal. Daily Op. Serv. 8373, 96 Daily Journal D.A.R. 13,963 State of Alaska Ex Rel. Yukon Flats School District, Unalakleet/neeser Construction Jv, Unalakleet Native Corporation, Neeser Construction Company, and Gerald Neeser v. Native Village of Venetie Tribal Government, A/K/A the Native Village of Venetie, the Venetie Tax Court, the Venetie Tax Commission, Gideon James, Lawrence Roberts, Larry Williams, Ernest Erick, Lincoln Tritt, John Titus, and David Case

101 F.3d 1286 96 Cal. Daily Op. Serv. 8373 , 96 Daily Journal D.A.R. 13,963 STATE OF ALASKA ex rel. YUKON FLATS SCHOOL DISTRICT, Unalakleet/Neeser Construction JV, Unalakleet Native Corporation, Neeser Construction Company, and Gerald Neeser, Plaintiffs-Appellees, v. NATIVE VILLAGE OF VENETIE TRIBAL GOVERNMENT, a/k/a the Native Village of Venetie, the Venetie Tax Court, the Venetie Tax Commission, Gideon James, Lawrence Roberts, Larry Williams, Ernest Erick, Lincoln Tritt, John Titus, and David Case, Defendants-Appellants. No. 96-35042. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Argued and Submitted Oct. 7, 1996. Decided Nov. 20, 1996. Heather R. Kendall, Native American Rights Fund, Anchorage, AK, for defendants-appellants. William F. Cummings and D. Rebecca Snow, Assistant Attorneys General, State of Alaska, Juneau, AK, for plaintiffs-appellees. Lloyd Benton Miller, Sonosky, Chambers, Sachse, Miller & Munson, Anchorage, AK, for amici Native Village of Barrow, et al. W.D. Bennett, Partnow, Sharrock & Tindall, Anchorage, AK, for amicus Alaska Support Industry Alliance, Inc. Appeal from the United States District Court for the District of Alaska, H. Russel Holland,…