About Consulting with the USPTO on Tribal Intellectual Property
On Tuesday, October 24, 2023, the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO), Department of Commerce, published a notice in the Federal Register on Formal Tribal
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.
Native Voters in Arizona Fight to Keep Ballot Drop Boxes
UPDATE: Disappointingly, on January 4, 2024, the court denied the White Mountain Apache Tribe and the San Carlos Apache Tribe a chance to participate in this critical
Sara Hill’s Confirmation to U.S. District Court Moves Forward Native American Representation in Oklahoma
NCAI and NARF Applaud The Senate’s Confirmation of the First Native American Woman to the Federal Bench in Oklahoma
Today, The National Congress of American Indians
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.
NCAI Defends its Free Speech and Stands Strong Against Hateful Mascots
UPDATE: In January 2024, the case against the National Congress of American Indians was dismissed with prejudice, and the case against NCAI has been concluded.
On December
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
