Decades of unmitigated pollution caused losses that Teck Cominco should compensate
Columbia River Treaty Tribes filed a Ninth Circuit amicus brief in support of the Colville Tribes compensation for service loss...
Yes, Montana, disenfranchising Native voters violates the law
Native voters in Montana again successfully defend their rights as U.S. Supreme Court declined to review Montana Supreme Court decision.
North Dakota Native voting rights upheld by Supreme Court
The U.S. Supreme Court affirmed the lower court decision that preserves a North Dakota subdistrict that gives Mandan, Hidatsa, and Arikara Nation reservation voters a long-awaited opportunity to elect state representation.
MHA Nation and Native voters argue for protection from gerrymandering
Voters and the MHA Nation urged the U.S. Supreme Court to dismiss the lawsuit or to uphold the U.S. District Court’s ruling that found in favor the Tribal Nation...
You made things better in 2024
We felt your support so strongly this year, and it made a big difference. Please find below just a few stories about your positive impact...
Policy as medicine
As citizens of sovereign nations engulfed by another country that occupies most of their historic land base, Indigenous peoples still must navigate layers of policy and levels of U.S. government to protect and access places at which they worshiped freely prior to the 1400s.
The decimation of sacred places
Myra Parker (Mandan/Hidatsa) delineates the complex causes of why Indigenous communities need to heal and discusses how accessing sacred places can help Tribal Nations attain better public health.
Advocates urge court to end hair discrimination in Texas schools
A coalition of advocates filed an amicus brief in support of the George family, urging the court to uphold the Texas CROWN Act and protect students from the severe harms caused by discriminatory policing of students’ dress and grooming.
Lifting up traditional knowledge through sacred places
David LaSarte-Meeks (Coeur d'Alene) encourages Native people that they have what it takes to follow in the footsteps of their ancestors, innovate, and lead next generations.
Sacred places promote Native health
Former Isleta Pueblo Governor and Chief Judge Verna Teller (Isleta Pueblo) explains how lack of access and improving access to sacred places impacts the health and survival of Indigenous lifeways, cultures, and peoples today.
