NARF Blog

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

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

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

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