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The Nomination of Washington State’s First Native American Federal Judge

NCAI AND NARF JOINT STATEMENT ON THE NOMINATION BY PRESIDENT BIDEN OF WASHINGTON STATE’S FIRST EVER NATIVE AMERICAN FEDERAL JUDGE This morning, President Biden announced

US Supreme Court Set to Decide if For-Profit Corporations Will Receive Money Set Aside for Governments

On Monday, April 19, 2021, the United States Supreme Court heard oral arguments in Yellen v. Confederated Tribes of the Chehalis Reservation et al. In the case, state-chartered

Tribal Implementation Toolkit: United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples

The “Tribal Implementation Toolkit,” produced in collaboration between the Native American Rights Fund, the University of Colorado Law School, and UCLA Law’s Tribal

Bring the Voices and Values of Native Americans to the Table

As Americans, whether we live in the shadow of the Rockies, the Mississippi watershed, or anywhere else in this country, we’re all on land that originally was home to Native

NARF Alumni Join Biden Administration

We wish to extend congratulations to the NARF alumni who recently were called upon to serve in the incoming Biden administration. Congratulations to former NARF Staff

Gwich’in Tribes Fight to Protect Sacred Arctic Lands

On December 15, 2020, the Native Village of Venetie Tribal Government, Arctic Village Council, and Venetie Village Council, sought a temporary restraining order and

Red Lake Nation Fisheries Win Helps Preserve Tribal Sovereignty

The Native American Rights Fund has helped to preserve the right of the Red Lake Band of Chippewa Indians to run their Tribal fisheries without interference from the federal

Let Us Give Thanks

Let Us Give Thanks. As we celebrate this harvest season, let us be thankful for our friends, relatives, the food we have, and the roofs over our heads. Let us give thanks every

Counting All Persons in the US Census

This week, NARF gave the US Supreme Court a little history lesson, pushing back against those who argue that unauthorized immigrants in the United States are not even “persons.”

Join the #ICWAForFamilies Social Media Campaign

November 16–19, 2020, join us as we celebrate the Indian Child Welfare Act (ICWA) and its legacy of protecting Native children and supporting Native families. In honor

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