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NUNAMTA AULUKESTAI v. DEPT. NAT. RESOURCES

Nos. S-14560, S-14579.

351 P.3d 1041 (2015)

NUNAMTA AULUKESTAI; Ricky Delkittie, Sr.; Violet Willson; Victor Fischer; and Bella Hammond, Appellants and Cross-Appellees, v. STATE of Alaska, DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES, Appellee and Cross-Appellant, v. Pebble Limited Partnership acting through its General Partner, Pebble Mines Corporation, Intervenor-Appellee.

Supreme Court of Alaska.

May 29, 2015.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Nancy S. Wainwright , Victoria Clark , Stephen E. Cotton , Trustees for Alaska, Anchorage, for Appellants and Cross-Appellees.

Laura Fox , Assistant Attorney General, Anchorage, and Michael C. Geraghty , Attorney General, Juneau, for Appellee and Cross-Appellant.

Matthew Singer and Howard S. Trickey , Jermain, Dunnagan & Owens, P.C., Anchorage, for Intervenor-Appellee.

J.P. Tangen , Attorney at Law (P.C.), Anchorage, and Lawrence V. Albert , Anchorage, for Amicus Curiae Alaska Miners Association.

Before: WINFREE, MAASSEN, and BOLGER, Justices, MATTHEWS and EASTAUGH, Senior Justices.

OPINION

I. INTRODUCTION

Challenged in this case are land and water use permits allowing intensive mineral exploration on State land. The main question we address is whether the Department of Natural Resources (DNR) had to give public notice before issuing the permits. Because the Alaska Constitution...

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