We Have Every Right to Vote
Dear Friends, Today is National Voter Registration Day, and we have one message for you: there is no such thing...
Civil Rights (Voting Rights, Juries, Census)
Nevada Tribes Seek to Protect Native Voters
UPDATE: Great news! On Friday, September 18, the US District Court for the District of Nevada issued an order in...
Tribes and Voting Rights Group Sue SD for Voter Registration Violations
On September 16, 2020, the Rosebud Sioux Tribe, the Oglala Sioux Tribe, and voting rights group Four Directions filed a...
Alaska Requirement Puts Voters at Risk in Midst of COVID-19 Pandemic
Civil Rights Groups Sue Lieutenant Governor Kevin Meyer to Expand Vote-by-Mail Access Alaska’s witness signature requirement for casting an absentee ballot is unconstitutional, and immediate injunctive...
Court Blocks Montana Law that Restricts Native Voting Rights
A Montana court has blocked a state law that severely restricts the right to vote for Native Americans. The Native...
Voting Rights Report Now Available: Obstacles at Every Turn
In 2017 and 2018, the Native American Voting Rights Coalition—founded by the Native American Rights Fund—held nine public hearings to...
North Dakota Agrees to Court-Ordered Relief Easing Voter ID Laws for Native Americans on Reservations
On April 24, 2020, the Spirit Lake Nation and Standing Rock Sioux Tribe have filed a binding agreement with the...
NARF and NCAI Applaud Proposed Census Extension
The census is a keystone of our representative government. Making sure that Native Americans are accurately counted in Census 2020...
NARF Urges Voter Protections During Pandemic
The Native American Rights Fund signed onto the following letter urging voting rights protections: View a PDF of this letter...
Three National Native American Organizations Partner for Historic Census Initiative
The National Congress of American Indians (NCAI), National Urban Indian Family Coalition (NUIFC), and the Native American Rights Fund (NARF)...
