A Long Road to Dr. King’s Goals
Today, as the nation pauses to remember and celebrate the life and service of civil rights leader Martin Luther King, Jr. We know that there is still a long road to Dr. King’s The post A Long Road to...
View ArticleUnearthing Injustice: Carlisle Indian Industrial School and The Winnebago...
The history of the Carlisle Indian Industrial School represents the haunting legacy of Indian boarding schools, institutions which were weaponized against Native American children and Tribal Nations in...
View ArticleNative Voters and Tribal Nations Negotiate Fair Districts in Nebraska
Native voters, the Winnebago Tribe of Nebraska, and the Omaha Tribe of Nebraska have successfully negotiated a court approved redistricting plan with Thurston County The post Native Voters and Tribal...
View ArticleInstead of Jewelry, Give Justice
Valentine’s Day, a day to celebrate love. Otu’han is the Lakota (Sioux) word translated as “giveaway”. This Valentine’s Day, honor The post Instead of Jewelry, Give Justice appeared first on Native...
View ArticleSacred Places and Native Public Health
NARF and the John Hopkins Center for Indigenous Health invited grassroots activists working to protect sacred places and public health professionals to meet in Albuquerque... The post Sacred Places and...
View ArticleEliminating Hair Discrimination in Texas Schools
"Updates to the Texas Education Code to comply with the CROWN Act could quickly make positive changes for public school students who wear traditional braids, locks, or twists," said NARF Deputy...
View ArticleNARF Welcomes UN Meeting Participants
The Native American Rights Fund (NARF) was honored to welcome UN Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues members and Secretariat, invited experts, Native American tribal The post NARF Welcomes UN Meeting...
View Article30 Tribal Nations Ask Biden Administration to Condemn Canadian Pipeline Trespass
The leaders of 30 Tribal Nations in the Great Lakes region sent a letter to President Joe Biden urging the United States to speak out against the Enbridge Line 5 pipeline’s The post 30 Tribal Nations...
View ArticleLand Co-management Agreements Now Online
Click to visit S2S athttps://lib.law.uw.edu/c.php?g=1329421&p=10063577 Sovereign-to-Sovereign Cooperative Agreements, (S2S) is a new, free, online resource The post Land Co-management Agreements...
View ArticleVoters and Tribal Nations Defend Critical Redistricting Win from North Dakota...
On March 14, 2024, North Dakota voters, the Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa Indians, and the Spirit Lake Tribe filed a response to the North Dakota Secretary of State’s The post Voters and Tribal...
View ArticleIn Honor of World Water Day (March 22)
Protecting and preserving tribal water rights is a top priority for NARF. From Oregon to California to Kansas and across the Midwestern United States, many Native peoples The post In Honor of World...
View ArticleMontana Supreme Court Strikes Down Voting Laws Intended to Disenfranchise...
A Montana court struck down as unconstitutional two state laws that hinder Native American participation in the state’s electoral process. The post Montana Supreme Court Strikes Down Voting Laws...
View ArticleNative Students Plan for Graduation
For Native students and their families, planning for graduation includes determining if their school graduation policies are in accord with the right of Indigenous people to wear traditional clothing...
View ArticleWyoming Court Affirms Treaty Rights
On March 28, 2024, the U.S. District Court for the District of Wyoming upheld the ability of Crow Tribe members to exercise their treaty-reserved right to hunt in the Bighorn The post Wyoming Court...
View ArticleSubsistence Fishing Rights Protected in Alaska
A News Release from Our Client the Association of Village Council Presidents: The Federal District Court for the District of Alaska has ruled in favor of the United States, The post Subsistence Fishing...
View ArticleTribal Education Experts Gather at NARF
In March 2024, the Tribal Education Departments National Assembly held its Board of Directors meeting at the NARF Boulder office. TEDNA creates and sustains vital... The post Tribal Education Experts...
View ArticleLine 5 Pipeline: Tribal Groups Respond to DOJ’s Amicus Brief
The U.S. Dept. of Justice weighed in for the first time on a legal challenge brought by a Wisconsin-based Tribal Nation against Enbridge, a Canadian corporation whose dangerous ... The post Line 5...
View ArticleMichigan Tribes Ask Court to Overturn Line 5 Tunnel Permit
The Bay Mills Indian Community, Grand Traverse Band of Ottawa and Chippewa Indians, Little Traverse Bay Band of Odawa Indians, and Nottawaseppi Huron Band of the Potawatomi filed notice on December 22,...
View ArticleNCAI Supports Shoshone-Bannock Fight to Protect Treaty Rights and Homelands
On April 12, 2024, the National Congress of American Indians (NCAI), represented by the Native American Rights Fund (NARF), filed an amicus brief supporting the Shoshone-Bannock The post NCAI Supports...
View ArticleImportant Capacity Funding for Legal Needs Related to Tribal Nations’ Land...
The Native American Rights Fund (NARF) received a $100,000 award from the First Nations Development Institute’s (FNDI) “Stewarding Native Lands” program. The 2024 The post Important Capacity Funding...
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