NARF to Argue Hunting and Fishing Rights in Ninth Circuit
NARF Staff Attorney Natalie Landreth will argue an historic hunting and fishing rights case, Eyak v. Locke, Secretary of Commerce, before the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals
NARF Testifies for Native Education
NARF staff attorney Amy Bowers testified before the Senate Committee on Indian Affairs last month in support of the Native Culture, Language, and Access for Success
State high court empowers tribes’ child custody decisions
Alaska Supreme Court
Alaska v. Tanana the Court ruled that tribal courts have authority to initiate and adjudicate children’s cases without going through state courts.
THE NATIVE AMERICAN RIGHTS FUND NAMED ONE OF “40 HEROES” AT THE ACLU’S 40TH ANNIVERSARY LIBERTY AWARDS GALA
Anchorage, Alaska
On January 22, the Alaska Office of the Native American Rights Fund was named one of the 40 Heroes of Constitutional Rights by the American Civil Liberties
Shinnecock Nation’s federal acknowledgment finally realized
The Shinnecock Indian Nation (Nation) and the Native American Rights Fund (NARF) are celebrating the October 1, 2010 decision by the U. S. Interior Board of Indian Appeals
Hogan v. Kaltag Tribal Council Decision
On October 4, 2010, the United States Supreme Court declined to hear the State of Alaska’s appeal in the case of Hogan v. Kaltag Tribal Council, thus effectively ending
Congress Preparing to Take Major New Action Proposed by NARF for Native American Students
Boulder, CO – May12, 2010 – The U.S. Congress is preparing to reauthorize the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA), which is the most important federal
