Announcements

Our 2011 Annual Report

Indian Law Resource Center
, 08/31/2012 - 8:42pm

The Center has filed additional comments related to REDD+ in our continued efforts to raise awareness of the importance of indigenous peoples’ rights in all efforts to combat climate change. We submitted comments to the UN-REDD Programme on two draft policies: the Draft Free, Prior and Informed Consent (FPIC) Guidelines and the Draft Principles and Criteria and Benefit and Risk Assessment Tool.

, 01/26/2012 - 7:19pm

Nearly 20 years after the Violence Against Women Act was first signed into law, U.S. Senator Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.) introduced bipartisan legislation Wednesday to further strengthen and improve the programs authorized under the landmark law to assist victims and survivors of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking. 

, 12/01/2011 - 11:39am

ACTION ALERT! NOVEMBER 23, 2011

Deadline Extended to Submit Comments on the Stand Against Violence and Empower (SAVE) Native Women Act extended through Dec.  2, 2011

, 11/09/2011 - 11:22am

Our 2010 Annual Report

Indian Law Resource Center
, 05/26/2011 - 3:59pm

February 4, 2011 — U.S. Senator Daniel K. Akaka of (D-Hawaii) and Congressman Eni Faleomavaega (D-American Samoa) sent letters to Chilean President Sebastián Piñera and U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton expressing their concern over forced evictions being carried in Rapa Nui, also known as Easter Island, by Chilean armed forces.

, 02/07/2011 - 1:25pm

 A United Nations expert on women’s human rights is investigating why Native women face the highest rates of sexual and physical assault of any group in the United States.

, 01/21/2011 - 3:58pm

UN Special Rapporteur James Anaya issues a statement encouraging Chile to prevent further evictions.

Indian Law Resource Center
, 01/13/2011 - 2:35pm
Indian Law Resource Center
, 12/10/2010 - 11:08am

You can help us challenge and overturn one of the most discriminatory and unconstitutional legal doctrines affecting Indian and Alaska Native tribes.

Indian Law Resource Center
, 12/07/2009 - 4:33pm

Opening Statement of the Indigenous Peoples Caucus at the XII Meeting of Negotiations in the Quest for Points of Consensus of the Working Group to Prepare the Draft American Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples

Organization of American States
, 11/30/2009 - 11:47am

The Onondaga Nation has used its historic land rights to achieve a huge victory in protecting Onondaga Creek and Onondaga Lake from sewage, storm water, and other pollution.

Indian Law Resource Center
, 11/20/2009 - 11:01am

The OAS held a special session on November 11th to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights

Indian Law Resource Center
, 11/11/2009 - 3:47pm
Message to Tribal leaders from Susan Masten, former chair of the Yurok Tribe and chair of the Indian Law Resource Center's Board of Directors.
Mrs. Susan Masten
, 10/19/2009 - 11:46am

The Indian Law Resource Center is a non-profit legal advocacy organization dedicated to providing legal advice, assistance, and representation to Indian tribes and indigenous communities throughout the Americas. We are also committed to developing new attorneys in the fields of Indian law and international human rights law.

Indian Law Resource Center
, 10/12/2009 - 12:38pm