NARF Blog

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

NATIVE AMERICAN RIGHTS FUND PLEASED WITH COBELL SETTLEMENT

A settlement agreement was announced on December 8 between Elouise Cobell, lead plaintiff in the Cobell v. Salazar class action lawsuit over federal mismanagement of

NARF Testimony Strengthens the Indian Child Welfare Act

In September, NARF Staff Attorney Mark Tilden represented the National Indian Child Welfare Association (NICWA) and provided testimony for the Wisconsin Legislature

NARF to appeal Kivalina environmental case dismissal

On September 30, 2009 the United States District Court for the Northern District of California dismissed a lawsuit by the Native Village of Kivalina (Native Village

NARF News of Interest

The City Of Bethel, NARF And ACLU Agree On Voting Rights Act Measures Measures providing additional language assistance for Yup’ik speakers at municipal

National sacred sites day raises justice issues

From Indian Country Today – originally printed at http://www.indiancountrytoday.com/national/50624427.html BOULDER, Colo. – The U.S. legal system has become

Supreme Court Rejects Challenge of the Voting Rights Act

On June 22, 2009, the U.S. Supreme Court rejected a challenge to the constitutionality of Section 5, (called the preclearance provision) of the Voting Rights Act (“VRA”)

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