The local tribal council in Venetie, Alaska, wanted to collect tax from non-tribal members doing business on tribal lands.
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The respondent was represented by Heather Kendall-Miller, an attorney of Athabascan descent.
In 1998, the case was heard by the United States Supreme Court, which ruled in Alaska v. Native Village of Venetie Tribal Government.
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