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NARF/NCAI/NICWA: Case shows ugly side of adoption industry (04/16)
John Echohawk of the Native American Rights Fund, Jackie Pata of the National Congress of American Indians and Terry Cross of the National Indian Child Welfare Association discuss Adoptive Couple...
Filed Under: Law | National
Tribes gear up for big battle with Supreme Court's ICWA case (04/15)
The U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday will hear Adoptive Couple v. Baby Girl, an Indian Child Welfare Act case that's drawn significant attention. Tribal interests have lined up some big...
Filed Under: Law | Trust
APRN: NARF attorney discusses decision in land-into-trust case (04/09)
Alaska Public Radio Network speaks to Native American Rights Fund attorney Heather Kendall Miller about historic ruling in land-into-trust case: A D.C. district court decision quietly released on Easter Sunday,...
Filed Under: Law | Trust
NARF calls land-into-trust case a victory for all Alaska tribes (04/03)
A ruling from a federal judge in Washington, D.C., is a victory for all Alaska tribes, the Native American Rights Fund said on Tuesday. In a March 31 decision, Judge...
Filed Under: Law | Trust
Pawnee Nation reports uses for $4.4M trust fund settlement (03/27)
The Pawnee Nation of Oklahoma has provided an update on how it is spending a $4.42 million trust fund settlement. The tribe already distributed $2 million in per capita payments...
Filed Under: Cobell
Dispute over $13.6M Cobell attorney fees sent to mediation (03/21)
A dispute over $13.6 million in attorney fees in the Cobell trust fund settlement has been sent to mediation, Indian Country Today reports. Some $85.3 million has already been paid...
Filed Under: Law | National | Politics
DOJ submits brief in support of Cherokee father in ICWA case (03/18)
As anticipated, the Department of Justice has filed an amicus brief in Adoptive Couple v. Baby Girl, an Indian Child Welfare Act case that's before the U.S. Supreme Court. The...
Filed Under: Opinion
Natalie Landreth: Alaska Native women excluded in new VAWA (03/14)
Natalie Landreth, an attorney with the Native American Rights Fund, explains why S.47, which reauthorizes the Violence Against Women Act, erodes protections for Alaska Native women: Last Thursday, March 7,...
Filed Under: Law | National
Tribes line up support as Supreme Court takes up ICWA dispute (03/06)
The National Congress of American Indians and the Native American Rights Fund are lining up some major support as the U.S. Supreme Court prepares to hear Adoptive Couple v. Baby...
Filed Under: Law
NARF announces addition of three attorneys in Colorado, DC (01/15)
The Native American Rights Fund has added three attorneys to its roster. Sue Noe and Heather Whiteman Runs Him, a member of the Crow Tribe, are joining NARF's headquarters in...
Filed Under: Law | Trust
Pawnee Nation still working on per cap from $4.4M settlement (11/01)
The Pawnee Nation of Oklahoma is still deciding how to distribute about half of a $4.4 million settlement to its members. The tribe approved a per capita payment in September....
Filed Under: Law | Trust
Pawnee Nation approves per caps from trust fund settlement (09/12)
The Pawnee Nation of Oklahoma will share about half of a $4.4 million trust fund settlement on a per capita basis. The tribe set aside $2 million for a per...
Filed Under: Cobell
Cobell attorney fine with law firm's work for tribal trust cases (08/10)
The lead counsel in the Cobell trust fund lawsuit said his fellow attorneys informed the late Elouise Cobell before they started working on trust cases for four tribes. Dennis...
Filed Under: Cobell
Cobell plaintiffs oppose attorney fees for NARF for work on case (08/09)
The plaintiffs in the Cobell trust fund lawsuit say the Native American Rights Fund should not be awarded attorney's fees and expenses as part of the $3.4 billion settlement to...
Filed Under: Law | Trust
Nez Perce Tribe donates $3M to NARF for work on trust fund case (07/30)
The Nez Perce Tribe of Idaho donated $3 million to the Native American Rights Fund, the single largest donation in the organization's 40-year history. NARF represented the tribe in...
NARF/NCAI/NICWA: Case shows ugly side of adoption industry (04/16)
John Echohawk of the Native American Rights Fund, Jackie Pata of the National Congress of American Indians and Terry Cross of the National Indian Child Welfare Association discuss Adoptive Couple...
Filed Under: Law | National
Tribes gear up for big battle with Supreme Court's ICWA case (04/15)
The U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday will hear Adoptive Couple v. Baby Girl, an Indian Child Welfare Act case that's drawn significant attention. Tribal interests have lined up some big...
Filed Under: Law | Trust
APRN: NARF attorney discusses decision in land-into-trust case (04/09)
Alaska Public Radio Network speaks to Native American Rights Fund attorney Heather Kendall Miller about historic ruling in land-into-trust case: A D.C. district court decision quietly released on Easter Sunday,...
Filed Under: Law | Trust
NARF calls land-into-trust case a victory for all Alaska tribes (04/03)
A ruling from a federal judge in Washington, D.C., is a victory for all Alaska tribes, the Native American Rights Fund said on Tuesday. In a March 31 decision, Judge...
Filed Under: Law | Trust
Pawnee Nation reports uses for $4.4M trust fund settlement (03/27)
The Pawnee Nation of Oklahoma has provided an update on how it is spending a $4.42 million trust fund settlement. The tribe already distributed $2 million in per capita payments...
Filed Under: Cobell
Dispute over $13.6M Cobell attorney fees sent to mediation (03/21)
A dispute over $13.6 million in attorney fees in the Cobell trust fund settlement has been sent to mediation, Indian Country Today reports. Some $85.3 million has already been paid...
Filed Under: Law | National | Politics
DOJ submits brief in support of Cherokee father in ICWA case (03/18)
As anticipated, the Department of Justice has filed an amicus brief in Adoptive Couple v. Baby Girl, an Indian Child Welfare Act case that's before the U.S. Supreme Court. The...
Filed Under: Opinion
Natalie Landreth: Alaska Native women excluded in new VAWA (03/14)
Natalie Landreth, an attorney with the Native American Rights Fund, explains why S.47, which reauthorizes the Violence Against Women Act, erodes protections for Alaska Native women: Last Thursday, March 7,...
Filed Under: Law | National
Tribes line up support as Supreme Court takes up ICWA dispute (03/06)
The National Congress of American Indians and the Native American Rights Fund are lining up some major support as the U.S. Supreme Court prepares to hear Adoptive Couple v. Baby...
Filed Under: Law
NARF announces addition of three attorneys in Colorado, DC (01/15)
The Native American Rights Fund has added three attorneys to its roster. Sue Noe and Heather Whiteman Runs Him, a member of the Crow Tribe, are joining NARF's headquarters in...
Filed Under: Law | Trust
Pawnee Nation still working on per cap from $4.4M settlement (11/01)
The Pawnee Nation of Oklahoma is still deciding how to distribute about half of a $4.4 million settlement to its members. The tribe approved a per capita payment in September....
Filed Under: Law | Trust
Pawnee Nation approves per caps from trust fund settlement (09/12)
The Pawnee Nation of Oklahoma will share about half of a $4.4 million trust fund settlement on a per capita basis. The tribe set aside $2 million for a per...
Filed Under: Cobell
Cobell attorney fine with law firm's work for tribal trust cases (08/10)
The lead counsel in the Cobell trust fund lawsuit said his fellow attorneys informed the late Elouise Cobell before they started working on trust cases for four tribes. Dennis...
Filed Under: Cobell
Cobell plaintiffs oppose attorney fees for NARF for work on case (08/09)
The plaintiffs in the Cobell trust fund lawsuit say the Native American Rights Fund should not be awarded attorney's fees and expenses as part of the $3.4 billion settlement to...
Filed Under: Law | Trust
Nez Perce Tribe donates $3M to NARF for work on trust fund case (07/30)
The Nez Perce Tribe of Idaho donated $3 million to the Native American Rights Fund, the single largest donation in the organization's 40-year history. NARF represented the tribe in...
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