NARF Blog

NARF Staff Attorney Brett Shelton to Present at ICWA and Peace Circles Colloquium

NARF Staff Attorney Brett Shelton and other members of the Indigenous Peacemaking Initiative advisory committee will be presenting at the Indian Child Welfare Act (ICWA)

“HISTORY MATTERS,” ACCORDING TO GREAT PLAINS TRIBAL CHAIRMAN’S ASSOCIATION IN THEIR BRIEF TO HALT THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE DAKOTA ACCESS PIPELINE

What can you do? Let President Trump Know that #HistoryMatters The drilling of the Dakota Access pipeline is an environmental disaster waiting to happen. Energy Transfer

100 YEARS: One Woman’s Fight for Justice. A Documentary Film & Discussion (Denver, CO, Feb 10)

100 YEARS: One Woman’s Fight for Justice Documentary Film & Discussion A discussion featuring John E. Echohawk and Melinda Janko will follow the film screening.

The Right To Vote And Select Candidates Of Choice Is A Fundamental Right In Any Democracy

The Native American Rights Fund (NARF) submitted testimony last week on proposed changes to North Dakota’s voting procedures. In early 2016, NARF filed a lawsuit on behalf

TRUMP SIGNS PRESIDENTIAL MEMORANDA TO REVIVE DAKOTA ACCESS AND KEYSTONE XL PIPELINES

NARF VOWS TO STAND FIRM AGAINST ANY INCURSIONS ON OR HARM TO INDIAN LANDS Yesterday, President Trump signed two Presidential Memoranda. One intends to expedite the Dakota

Bears Ears National Monument designation affirms tribal rights

The Native American Rights Fund applauds President Barack Obama’s designation of the Bears Ears National Monument in southeastern Utah. This designation is the first

A man without a vote…

Elvis A. Norquay is a United States veteran and an enrolled member of the Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa Indians in North Dakota. In 2014, he was denied the right to vote

What Happened in 2016?

As we come to the end of another year, we wanted to take a moment and update you, our supporters, on some of the work that we have been undertaking at the Native American Rights

Regulations to protect Native children go into effect

ICWA Defense Project praises critical step to enforce federal law Today, the Bureau of Indian Affairs’ (BIA) regulations on the Indian Child Welfare Act (ICWA) went into

Civil Rights Organizations Applaud Timely Release by Census Director Identifying Jurisdictions that Must Provide Language Assistance under Section 203 of Voting Rights Act

On December 5, 2016, the Director of the U.S. Census Bureau issued a notice of determination identifying the jurisdictions subject to the language assistance provisions

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