Hoopa Valley Indian Tribe v. Ryan

415 F.3d 986 HOOPA VALLEY INDIAN TRIBE, a federally recognized Indian tribe, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Michael J. RYAN, Northern Area Manager, Bureau of Reclamation; Gale A. Norton, Secretary of the Interior; United States of America, Defendants-Appellees. No. 03-16940. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Argued and Submitted April 14, 2005. Filed July 8, 2005. Kyme A.M. McGaw, Thomas P. Schlosser, Morisset, Schlosser, Jozwiak, & McGaw, Seattle, WA, for the appellant. John S. Koppel, Attorney, Civil Division, Department of Justice, Washington, D.C., for the appellees. Appeal from the United States District Court for the Northern District of California; Samuel Conti, District Judge, Presiding. D.C. No. CV-02-00041-SC. Before HUG, THOMPSON, and RYMER, Circuit Judges. HUG, Circuit Judge. 1 In an effort to address ongoing declines in salmon and steelhead populations in the Trinity River basin, the Bureau of Reclamation adopted a multifaceted restoration program. The Hoopa Valley Indian Tribe sought funding to implement many of the proposed restoration projects under the mandatory contracting provisions of the Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act. After…