Native Village Of Quinhagak v. United States

307 F.3d 1075 NATIVE VILLAGE OF QUINHAGAK; Native Village of Goodnews Bay; Association of Village Council Presidents; Louie Smith; Annie Cleveland, Plaintiffs-Appellees-Cross-Appellants, v. UNITED STATES of America; Gale Norton, in her official capacity as Secretary of the Interior, Defendants, and State of Alaska; Frank Rue, in his official capacity as Commissioner of the Alaska Department of Fish and Game, Defendants-Appellants-Cross-Appellees. No. 01-35430. No. 01-35466. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Argued and Submitted August 5, 2002. Filed October 8, 2002. Sky Starkey, Homer, AK, for plaintiffs-appellees-cross-appellants Native Village of Quinhagak, Native Village of Goodnews Bay, Association of Village Council Presidents, Louie Smith, and Annie Cleveland. William E. Caldwell, Alaska Legal Services Corp., Fairbanks, AK, for plaintiff-appellee-cross-appellant Native Village of Goodnews Bay. Dean K. Dunsmore, Department of Justice, Environment & Natural Resources Div., Anchorage, AK, for defendant United States of America. Joanne Grace, Anchorage, AK, for defendants-appellants-cross-appellees State of Alaska and Frank Rue. Appeal from the United States…