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NATIVE VILLAGE OF EYAK v. GC CONTRACTORS

No. 6274.

658 P.2d 756 (1983)

NATIVE VILLAGE OF EYAK, Appellant, v. GC CONTRACTORS, Appellee.

Supreme Court of Alaska.

January 14, 1983.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Roger L. Hudson, Roberts & Shefelman, Anchorage, for appellant.

Kenneth O. Jarvi, Law Offices of Kenneth O. Jarvi, Anchorage, for appellee.

Robert E. Price, Asst. Atty. Gen., Wilson L. Condon, Atty. Gen., Juneau, for amicus curiae State of Alaska.

Before BURKE, C.J., RABINOWITZ and COMPTON, JJ., and DIMOND, Senior Justice.

OPINION

COMPTON, Justice.

In this appeal, the Native Village of Eyak ("Eyak") contends that it is an "Indian tribe" and therefore immune from the suit brought against it by appellee GC Contractors. Eyak further contends that it did not waive its immunity by entering into a contract with GC Contractors containing an arbitration clause. We disagree with this contention. For the reasons set forth below, we conclude that it is not necessary to determine whether...

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