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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

U.S. Endorses the U.N. Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples

Today, at the White House Tribal Nations Conference, President Obama made the historic announcement that the United States has reversed its previous negative vote and

The Stockbridge-Munsee Land-Claim Settlement Agreement Stands On Firm Legal Ground

By: John E. Echohawk, Executive Director, Native American Rights Fund, Boulder, CO On November 22, 2010, New York State, Madison County, the Town of Stockbridge and my

Pamunkey Indian Tribe Files for Federal Acknowledgment

After years of preparing the necessary historical, legal, genealogical and anthropological evidence to fully document its petition for federal acknowledgment, the

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

Settlement In Yup’ik Language and Voter Assistance Case

Alaska state officials along with NARF, the American Civil Liberties Union, the Northern Justice Project, four Alaska Native elders and four tribal governments today

Heather Kendall-Miller, NARF Attorney, Cover Story in First Alaskan Magazine

Heather Kendall-Miller, NARF Attorney in Alaska office, is profiled in First Alaskan magazine’s cover story, Personal Ambition for Public Good. To read the full

Shinnecock Indian Nation is One Step Closer to Federal Acknowledgement

Boulder, CO – The Shinnecock Indian Nation (Nation) and the Native American Rights Fund (NARF) welcomes the announcement by the Department of the Interior of the

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