Native American Rights Fund

Two people are looking over a clipboard while standing in a gravel parking lot. To their right is a table with a sign that reads “Register Here to Vote,” next to a mobile trailer. In the background is sagebrush leading up to foothills and mountains.

Several Mountain West states now allow tribes to register eligible voters automatically

Kaleb Roedel

Roughly 1 in 4 Native Americans are not registered to vote, according to the Native American Rights Fund, which analyzed Census Bureau data. In recent years, however, three Mountain West states have passed laws to allow tribes to register them automatically.

This is an image of the U.S. Supreme Court building in Washington, D.C. on a partly cloudy day.

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Supreme Court rules U.S. must pay overhead costs for tribal health care programs

Kaleb Roedel

The U.S. Supreme Court on June 6 ruled the federal government has been underfunding Native American tribes that run their own health care programs. It’s a victory for tribes in the Mountain West and beyond.

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Native law group says graduates planning to wear tribal regalia should review school policies

Kaleb Roedel

As high school and college students plan for their graduations, some Native students in the Mountain West and beyond could face resistance for wanting to wear tribal regalia with their caps and gowns.

What Does The ICWA Ruling Mean For The Mountain West? For Now, Not Much

Savannah Maher

The Indian Child Welfare Act still stands, with some of its key provisions weakened by a sharply divided U.S. Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals this month....