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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”)

Eagle feather group meets with U.S. government

The Native American Rights Fund established a working group of Indian organizations and tribal leaders to address government intervention in the lives of Native people

NARF Establishes Working Group on Native American Eagle Feather Use

The Native American Rights Fund is initiating a working group to address government intervention in the lives of Native people who work with or use eagle feathers in traditional

Teacher Training Guides in Support of Land Based Curriculum Released

The Tribal Education Departments National Assembly (TEDNA) and the Indian Land Tenure Foundation (ILTF) are pleased to announce the ILTF’s land base curriculum,

Supreme Court’s decision threatens to be destabilizing for a significant number of Tribes

Washington D.C. – On February 24, 2009, the Supreme Court issued an extraordinarilytroubling decision, limiting the authority of the Secretary of the

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