Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit April 23, 1987, 86-3919 (Craig Wellman, D/B/A Craig Wellman Construction v. Chevron U.S.A., Inc.)

EUGENE A. WRIGHT, Circuit Judge:

The question presented on this appeal is whether a federal district court may exercise jurisdiction over a civil suit brought by an Indian concerning a contract with a non-Indian corporation for work on tribal lands, without first requiring the Indian to exhaust his remedies in tribal court.