Amy, Author at Native American Rights Fund

Line 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 ...

30 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

Eliminating 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 Director Matthew Campbell.

Sacred 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...

Native 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

Tribes Respond to Attempt to Overturn Bears Ears Boundaries

Advocacy for sacred lands continues, as the Hopi Tribe, Navajo Nation, Ute Mountain Ute Tribe, and the Pueblo of Zuni...

Court Orders North Dakota to Restore Native Voting Power Without Delay

In December, U.S. courts denied a barrage of legal requests that, if granted, would have allowed North Dakota to continue to illegally dilute votes cast by Native people.

Continuing Efforts to Provide Language Assistance to Alaska Native Voters

August 23, 2023 photo from the settlement conference, front row from left to right: Nellie Thomas, Anecia Toyukak, and Mike Toyukak. Back row from left to right: Megan

Native Voters in North Dakota Secure Big Wins for Fair Representation

North Dakota has a long and ongoing history of discrimination against Native Americans, including denying Native voters an equal voice in the state’s elections.

Summer 2024 Opportunity to Clerk at NARF

Second-year law school students have until September 15, 2023, to submit their Summer 2024 Law Clerkship application to the Native American Rights Fund (NARF). Law clerks

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