NARF Blog

Honoring the Work of the Tribal Supreme Court Project

In September, the Native American Rights Fund (NARF) and the National Congress of American Indians (NCAI), along with colleagues and friends celebrated the 25th anniversary of the Tribal Supreme Court Project.

What Proposed 2030 Census Changes Could Mean for Native Communities

Proposed changes to the 2030 Census could make it harder to protect Native voting rights, uphold federal obligations to Tribal Nations, and ensure resources reach Native communities. Learn what is at stake and how Tribes, organizations and the public can weigh in before the changes become final.

Tribal Nations Oppose Federal Government’s Trespass in Border Wall Case

The brief represents Tribal voices in Arizona and across Indian Country that are alarmed by the federal government's trespass on Tribal lands.

Class of 2027: Know Your Right to Wear an Eagle Feather at Graduation

Graduating high school students and families should start preparing now to help ensure that they can wear eagle feathers during their commencement ceremony. Class

Michigan Tribes ask judge to toss Line 5 tunnel permits

Michigan Tribes seek to overturn the wetlands and bottomlands permits approved for Enbridge in July.

Online Panel: Tribes, Intertribal Organizations, and the Declaration

The Implementation Project (TIP), a joint project of the Native American Rights Fund and Colorado Law, will be hosting the next TIP Quarterly, Tribes, Intertribal Organizations,

Tribes Forced to Re-argue their Successful Challenge of Discriminatory Map

Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa Indians, the Spirit Lake Tribe, and individual Native American plaintiffs in North Dakota continue the fight to protect their voting rights.

Tribes and Students Sue Bureau of Indian Education Over Cuts to Staff and Services

Tribal Nations and Students File Amended Challenges to Federal Changes to Indian Education Three Tribal Nations (Pueblo of Isleta, Prairie Band Potawatomi Nation,

New data: Native voters hit roadblocks at every stage of election process

Native Americans continue to experience significant, compounding barriers to voting at every step of the election process, from registration to ballot counting, according to a new report from the Native American Rights Fund.

The Voting Rights Act Protects Native Democracy

The Voting Rights Act was signed in Aug 6, 1965 (VRA) is one of the nation's most important civil rights laws. Enacted to prohibit racial discrimination in voting, the VRA has helped millions of Americans challenge barriers to the ballot box and protect their right to participate equally in our democracy.

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