United States v. State of Oregon, State of Washington, Confederated Tribes and Bands of the Yakama Indian Nation v. Confederated Tribes of the Colville Indian Reservation Joseph Pakootas, Chairman of the Colville Business Council Wenatchi Constituent Tribe John St. Pierre, Spokesman for the Wenatchi Constituent Tribe

470 F.3d 809 UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff, v. State of OREGON, State of Washington, Defendants. Confederated Tribes and Bands of the Yakama Indian Nation, Appellee, v. Confederated Tribes of the Colville Indian Reservation; Joseph Pakootas, Chairman of the Colville Business Council; Wenatchi Constituent Tribe; John St. Pierre, Spokesman for the Wenatchi Constituent Tribe, Appellants. No. 03-35773. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Argued and Submission Deferred March 11, 2005. Resubmitted November 24, 2006. Filed December 4, 2006. Harry R. Sachse, Sonosky, Chambers, Sachse, Endreson & Perry, LLP, Washington, D.C., for the appellants. Fronda Woods, Assistant Attorney General, Olympia, WA, for the intervenor-appellee. Tim Weaver, Weaver Law Office, Yakima, WA, for the intervenor-appellee. Howard G. Arnett, Karnopp Petersen LLP, Bend, OR, for intervenor-appellee. Appeal from the United States District Court for the District of Oregon; Malcolm F. Marsh, District Judge, Presiding. D.C. No. CV-68-00513-MFM. Before: PROCTER HUG, JR., MARSHA S. BERZON, and JAY S. BYBEE, Circuit Judges. HUG, Circuit Judge: 1 In this case we determine whether the Confederated Tribes…