Jay Hammond v. North Slope Borough

This appeal concerns a decision by the State of Alaska to lease offshore tracts in the Beaufort Sea for oil and gas exploration and development. That decision culminated in a lease sale held on December 11, 1979. The matter is before this court as a result of a suit filed by persons claiming that the lease sale will adversely affect the ecology and wildlife resources of the area and the centuries-old traditions and lifestyle of the Inupiat Eskimo people.