NCAI Defends its Free Speech and Stands Strong Against Hateful Mascots
On December 1, 2023, the National Congress of American Indians (NCAI), represented by the Native American Rights Fund (NARF), filed a motion to dismiss a case brought
Michigan Approves Permit for Disastrous Line 5 Oil Tunnel Under Great Lakes
A coalition of more than 60 Tribal Nations from across the Midwest and Canada led by the Bay Mills Indian Community has weighed in on Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel’s lawsuit to remove the Line 5 oil pipeline from the heart of the Great Lakes.
Judge Shanlyn Park Confirmed to U.S. District Court for the District of Hawai’i
On November 30, 2023, the Native American Rights Fund (NARF), the National Congress of American Indians (NCAI), and the National Native American Bar Association (NNABA)
Native Judges Belong on the Federal Bench
By Morgan Saunders, Staff Attorney at the Native American Rights Fund and Lena Zwarensteyn, Senior Director of the Fair Courts Program at The Leadership Conference on
Be a Part of Giving Tuesday
Giving Tuesday is a celebration of our inherent desire to help each other, show kindness, and give. It is an exciting...
Native 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 or religious and cultural items to their graduation ceremony.
VICTORY: Court Blocks North Dakota Voting Map that Discriminated Against Native Voters
A federal judge ruled that North Dakota’s legislative maps discriminate against Native voters by denying them an equal voice in our democracy. a federal judge ruled that North Dakota’s legislative maps discriminate against Native voters by denying them an equal voice in our democracy. The ruling comes after the Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa Indians, the Spirit Lake Tribe, and individual Native voters challenged the maps under Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act (VRA) for illegally diluting the Native vote.
First-of-its-Kind Tribal Water Institute
Walton Family Foundation commits 1.4 Million
On November 13, the Native American Rights Fund and the Walton Family Foundation announced the creation of the Tribal Water
U.S. District of North Dakota Court Rules: We Agree with the MHA Nation and the State
Native American voters and the Mandan, Hidatsa and Arikara Nation (MHA) alongside the state of North Dakota, successfully defended the creation of House District 4A, a subdistrict that follows the boundaries of MHA’s Fort Berthold Reservation.
November is Native American Heritage Month: Be a Part of the Change
November is Native American Heritage Month. It is a wonderful opportunity to celebrate the various cultures, art, religions, languages, music, and traditions of this
