Alaska state officials along with NARF, the American Civil Liberties Union, the Northern Justice Project, four Alaska Native elders and four tribal governments today
The City Of Bethel, NARF And ACLU Agree On Voting Rights Act Measures
Measures providing additional language assistance for Yup’ik speakers at municipal
On June 22, 2009, the U.S. Supreme Court rejected a challenge to the constitutionality of Section 5, (called the preclearance provision) of the Voting Rights Act (“VRA”)
Late July 30, 2008, a federal court ordered Alaska’s state and local elections officials to provide effective language assistance to citizens who speak Yup’ik,
VOTING RIGHTS ACT: Lawyers for elders, tribal councils say current translation practices are insufficient.
Re-published courtesy of Anchorage Daily News
By LISA DEMER
Government Continues To Violate Voting Rights Act, Groups Charge
On behalf of four Alaska Natives and four tribal governments, NARF and the American Civil Liberties
NARF Co-Sponsors a 2007 Regional Conference: Why We Can’t Wait: Reversing the Retreat on Civil Rights.
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