NARF Blog

After State of Alaska Fails to Address Voter Disenfranchisement, Groups File Suit

The Native American Rights Fund (NARF), ACLU of Alaska, and Perkins Coie are taking the State of Alaska to court after it refused to address ballot curing issues that disenfranchised

Preserving Iizhik Gwats’an Gwandaii Goodlit

The Neets’ąįį Gwich’in and their work to protect the Arctic Refuge Caribou photo courtesy of Florian Schulz. In 2017, the Congress passed the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act.

The Impact of Federal and State Removal Policies and Indian Boarding Schools

Children at an Indian Boarding School. From the early 1800s through the 1970s, federal, state, and church assimilation policies and practices led to the forcible removal

Building the Next Generation of Indigenous Rights Advocates

On the occasion of the International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples (Aug. 9), The Implementation Project announces it will host an event for Indigenous youth and

57 Years and Counting: Indian Country Still Needs the Voting Rights Act

Saturday, August 6th, 2022, marks the 57th anniversary of the signing of the Voting Rights Act of 1965. This milestone comes less than a month after the National Congress

Welcome to Summer Law Clerk and 2022 Siletz Winner, Autumn Shone!

Autumn Shone is a Navajo student entering her third year of law school at the Sandra Day O’Connor College of Law at Arizona State University. At ASU, Autumn is participating

Seeking Solutions from the State of Alaska

After the State of Alaska rejected more than 7,500 ballots in the June special primary election, the Native American Rights Fund (NARF), ACLU of Alaska, and Lawyers’ Committee

Welcome to Summer Law Clerk Alex Sampson

Alex Sampson is a Lumbee first-generation law student from Cary, North Carolina. She is specializing in Critical Race Studies, and is a staff member for UCLA’s Indigenous

Submission to UN Special Rapporteur on Native American Religious Freedom

In early July 2022, the Native American Rights Fund (NARF) provided information to the U.N. Special Rapporteur on Freedom of Religion or Belief Ahmed Shaheed about ongoing

Welcome to Summer Law Clerk Rebecca Cohen

Rebecca Caro Cohen is a rising third-year at the James E. Rogers College of Law pursuing certificates in Indigenous Peoples Law & Policy and Environmental Law, Science

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