NARF And ACLU Agree On Voting Rights Act Measures

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The City Of Bethel, NARF And ACLU Agree On Voting Rights Act Measures

Measures providing additional language assistance for Yup'ik speakers
at municipal elections in Bethel, Alaska were agreed upon as part of a
settlement among the city of Bethel, Native American Rights Fund
(NARF), the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) and two local Alaska
Natives. Yup'ik is the primary language of a majority of citizens in
the Bethel region. The settlement agreement follows a lawsuit filed
against the city by NARF and the ACLU on behalf of the two local
Alaska Natives. Read More...

http://narf.convio.net/site/R?i=OHZBIU8wlUqLt-uCk0aCOw..



Nebraska Supreme Court Affirms Tribal Rights

In a unanimous decision, the Nebraska Supreme Court reversed and
remanded a decision by a Nebraska county court which had refused to
allow the Ponca Tribe of Nebraska to intervene in a child custody case
involving two children that are members of the Tribe.  The
Nebraska Supreme Court affirmed the absolute and unconditional right
of an Indian tribe to intervene in a child custody proceeding under
the Indian Child Welfare Act (ICWA). Read More...
http://narf.convio.net/site/R?i=Ea5ZF6YtQLs6NNYEWovy9Q..



NARF Announces New Alliance with Westlaw to Improve Access to Tribal
law

The Native American Rights Fund (NARF) is pleased to announce a new
strategic alliance with West, a Thomson Reuters business. Under this
alliance, NARF and West will work to improve access to Native American
tribal law available through NARF's National Indian Law Library (NILL)
and Westlaw, West's premier online legal research service. Select
tribal law content will be editorially annotated by West for Westlaw
and will be cross-linked to court opinions and other law on Westlaw
when available. Unannotated tribal law will be freely available
through the NILL website. Select materials may also be published in
West print products and law books. Content will include tribal codes,
ordinances, constitutions, and intergovernmental agreements. Read
More...
http://narf.convio.net/site/R?i=ZQ6R9CdVx9S4ubxlXYjmbA..
 

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