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Continuing Efforts to Provide Language Assistance to Alaska Native Voters

August 23, 2023 photo from the settlement conference, front row from left to right: Nellie Thomas, Anecia Toyukak, and Mike Toyukak. Back row from left to right: Megan

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Native Voting Rights and Language Access (Toyukak v. Dahlstrom)

Alaska Native voters and Alaska Tribes successfully sued the State of Alaska, forcing it to comply with the language assistance provisions of the Voting Rights Act and the voting guarantees of the 14th and 15th Amendments to the U.S. Constitution.

Status: Active

Bering Sea Elders Group

An alliance of thirty-nine Yup’ik and Inupiaq villages that seeks to protect the sensitive ecosystem of the Bering Sea, the subsistence lifestyle, and the sustainable communities that depend on it.

Status: Archived

Alaska Tribal Land Into Trust (Akiachak Native Community v. Department of Interior)

Alaska tribes successfully sought judicial review of 25 C.F.R. Part 151, which barred the acquisition of land in trust on behalf Alaska tribes, with few exceptions.

LAND INTO TRUST LITIGATION ENDS – HISTORIC VICTORY FOR ALASKA TRIBES

DATE: August 15, 2016 Today Alaska Attorney General Jahna Lindemuth announced that the State of Alaska will not pursue further litigation in Akiachak Native Community

State of Alaska settles in historic voting rights case

After nine months of negotiations, the State of Alaska reached a settlement with the Native Alaskan plaintiff’s who sued the state in federal court over the translation

NARF welcomes back law clerk Shay Elbaum

At NARF, we are dedicated to supporting the next generation of Indian law attorneys. Shay Elbaum was one of our Summer 2014 law clerks and rejoined NARF’s Anchorage,

Status: Archived

Hunting and Fishing Rights (Organized Village of Saxman IRA v. Towarak)

The Saxman village worked to reinstate the rural community status that ensured their subsistence harvest legal priority.

Status: Archived

Hunting and Fishing Rights (Katie John v. Norton)

A 27-year legal battle over Alaska subsistence hunting and fishing rights.

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ICWA and Tribal Jurisdiction (State of Alaska v. Native Village of Tanana)

In January 2005, NARF filed a complaint on behalf of the Villages of Tanana, Nulato, Akiak, Kalskag, Lower Kalskag, and Kenaitze along with Theresa and Dan Schwietert

Department of the Interior publishes final regulation on trust land acquisitions for Alaska Natives

Anchorage, Alaska Today the Department of the Interior published a final regulation removing the prohibition against the Secretary of the Interior acquiring lands

Alaska Legislature honors NARF Staff Attorney Heather Kendall-Miller

Heather Kendall-Miller, daughter Ruth, and husband Lloyd read Alaska Legislature’s citation honoring Heather at the AFN Convention. Photo credit: Geri Simon

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Tribal Child Welfare (Native Village of Tununak v. State of Alaska)

Alaska courts considered the application of the Indian Child Welfare Act in their state's adoption process

NARF’s Alaska office celebrates its 30th anniversary

Thirty years ago this week, NARF’s Alaska office opened its doors! In fall of 1984, NARF’s Board of Directors determined there was a serious need by tribes in the

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Tribal Court ICWA (Simmonds v. Parks)

In this ICWA case, the Alaska Supreme Court reiterated that litigants must exhaust a tribal court’s appellate process before approaching state courts.

Alaska Supreme Court affirms full faith and credit to tribal court orders in Simmonds v. Parks decision

Alaska Supreme Court This morning, July 18, 2014, the Alaska Supreme Court issued its opinion in Simmonds v. Parks. The Court ruled the Minto Tribal Court’s order

Staff Attorney Brett Lee Shelton presents on NARF’s boarding school work

Last week, NARF Staff Attorney Brett Lee Shelton presented on NARF’s boarding school work at the Summer Research Training Institute for American Indian and Alaska Native

Alaska Natives applaud introduction of Native Voting Rights Act of 2014 in the United States Senate

Yesterday, Senator Mark Begich introduced a bill in the United States Senate to protect Alaska Native voters from discrimination. Senator Begich’s bill, the

Department of the Interior proposes regulations to make trust land acquisitions for Alaska Natives

Anchorage, Alaska The Department of the Interior issued a proposed regulation on April 30, 2014 authorizing petitions for lands to be taken into trust status on behalf

United States Supreme Court Rejects Alaska’s Request for Review of the Katie John Decision

Katie John (Ahtna) On March 31, 2014, the United States Supreme Court rejected the State of Alaska’s petition for certiorari review of the Ninth Circuit’s

NARF voting rights litigation highlighted in ProPublica story on the Voting Rights Act and federal oversight

Toyukuk et al. v. Treadwell et al, NARF’s voting rights case on behalf of Alaska Natives, was highlighted in ProPublica’s recent story, “Voting Rights

NCAI, NARF, And AFN Honor MLK, Jr. By Continuing To Fight For Full Voting Rights For All Native People

WASHINGTON, DC – As the nation honors the life and works of Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr., the National Congress of American Indians (NCAI), the Native American Rights

Indian Law and Order Commission releases final report

Yesterday the Indian Law and Order Commission released its final report and recommendations—A Roadmap For Making Native America Safer—as required by the Tribal Law

NARF Staff Attorney Heather Kendall-Miller testifies at Senate Committee on Indian Affairs field hearing

This past weekend NARF Staff Attorney Heather Kendall-Miller testified at a Senate Committee on Indian Affairs field hearing on the health, food security, and viability

NARF Staff Attorney Heather Kendall-Miller presents at University of Washington School of Law’s 26th Annual Indian Law Symposium

Last week NARF Staff Attorney Heather Kendall-Miller presented at the University of Washington School of Law’s 26th Annual Indian Law Symposium. Heather presented

Alaska Natives sue over voting rights violations

Last Friday the Native American Rights Fund and co-counsel Wilson Elser filed suit in federal court charging Alaska state elections officials with ongoing violations

Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals issues decision in important subsistence case, Katie John v. United States

On July 3, 2013, a panel of the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals issued a decision affirming the federal district court’s decisions upholding the 1999 Final Rules promulgated

Alaska Supreme Court issues important ICWA opinion in Native Village of Tununak v. State, a case in which NARF submitted an amicus brief

Today the Alaska Supreme Court issued an important ruling in the case Native Village of Tununak v. State in which it held that the Indian Child Welfare Act (ICWA) implicitly

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Continuing Efforts to Provide Language Assistance to Alaska Native Voters

Native Voting Rights and Language Access (Toyukak v. Dahlstrom)

Bering Sea Elders Group

Alaska Tribal Land Into Trust (Akiachak Native Community v. Department of Interior)

LAND INTO TRUST LITIGATION ENDS – HISTORIC VICTORY FOR ALASKA TRIBES

State of Alaska settles in historic voting rights case

NARF welcomes back law clerk Shay Elbaum

Hunting and Fishing Rights (Organized Village of Saxman IRA v. Towarak)

Hunting and Fishing Rights (Katie John v. Norton)

ICWA and Tribal Jurisdiction (State of Alaska v. Native Village of Tanana)

Department of the Interior publishes final regulation on trust land acquisitions for Alaska Natives

Alaska Legislature honors NARF Staff Attorney Heather Kendall-Miller

Tribal Child Welfare (Native Village of Tununak v. State of Alaska)

NARF’s Alaska office celebrates its 30th anniversary

Tribal Court ICWA (Simmonds v. Parks)

Alaska Supreme Court affirms full faith and credit to tribal court orders in Simmonds v. Parks decision

Staff Attorney Brett Lee Shelton presents on NARF’s boarding school work

Alaska Natives applaud introduction of Native Voting Rights Act of 2014 in the United States Senate

Department of the Interior proposes regulations to make trust land acquisitions for Alaska Natives

United States Supreme Court Rejects Alaska’s Request for Review of the Katie John Decision

NARF voting rights litigation highlighted in ProPublica story on the Voting Rights Act and federal oversight

NCAI, NARF, And AFN Honor MLK, Jr. By Continuing To Fight For Full Voting Rights For All Native People

Indian Law and Order Commission releases final report

NARF Staff Attorney Heather Kendall-Miller testifies at Senate Committee on Indian Affairs field hearing

NARF Staff Attorney Heather Kendall-Miller presents at University of Washington School of Law’s 26th Annual Indian Law Symposium

Alaska Natives sue over voting rights violations

Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals issues decision in important subsistence case, Katie John v. United States

Alaska Supreme Court issues important ICWA opinion in Native Village of Tununak v. State, a case in which NARF submitted an amicus brief

Federal court holds Interior Secretary retains authority to make trust land acquisitions for Alaska Natives

Court Upholds Rights of Alaska Native Voters Who Need Language Assistance

NARF wins case for Alaska’s tribal children

NARF & Alaskan Native Village Sues 24 Oil and Energy Companies for Destruction Caused by Global Warming

Tribal Sovereignty and Jurisdiction (Curyung v. Alaska)

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