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...
Civil Rights (Voting Rights, Juries, Census)
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...
Tribes and Voting Rights Group Notify South Dakota of Serious Voter Registration Violations
On May 20, 2020, the Rosebud Sioux Tribe, the Oglala Sioux Tribe, and Four Directions, a non-profit group that works...
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)...
9th Circuit Declares Arizona Voting Restriction to be Discriminatory
In 2016, Arizona made it a felony in most cases to return someone else’s voting ballot to election officials—a practice...
NARF Co-hosts Second Native American Presidential Forum
The Native American Rights Fund is proud to co-host the Four Directions and Nevada Tribes Native American Presidential Forum. In...
RNC Must Stop Sending Deceptive Solicitation Letters that Imitate the Census Survey
On October 17, 2019, the Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law (Lawyers’ Committee) and the Native American Rights Fund...
