Katie John, Doris Charles, and Mentasta Village Council, Plaintiffs-appellees, and Alaska Federation of Natives, Intervenor-appellee, Vs. United States of America, Et Al., Defendants-appellees, and State of Alaska, and Frank Rue, in His Official Capacity as Commissioner of the Alaska Department of Fish & Game, Defendants-appellants : on Appeal from the United States District Court for the District of Alaska : Joint Brief for Private Appellees in Response to Certain Amici Briefs