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Journalist Nora Mabie explores the ongoing housing crisis on Indian reservations in Montana in the three part series, “The Shelter Gap.” This Montana Free Press series examines both the consequences and root causes of this crisis. Mabie spoke tribal leaders and experts, including Caroline LaPorte, ILRC staff attorney. Caroline leads our Safe Women, Strong Nations project, and in the interview...
***FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE*** Indian Law Resource Center receives grant from the Wildhorse Foundation for Safe Women, Strong Nations October 3, 2025 Helena, Montana – The Indian Law Resource Center strives to end violence against Native women and children through the Safe Women, Strong Nations project with the help of an $8,000 grant from the Wildhorse Foundation. In Indian country and...
Renewed tension between the Rapa Nui people and the Chilean government has prompted the Indian Law Resource Center to file a request for protection orders on behalf of the Rapa Nui clans with an international human rights body.“In the last two weeks, four prominent Rapa Nui leaders were unjustly arrested and jailed for trying to exercise their right of self-determination...
*** FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE *** Indian Law Resource Center Announces New Staff and Board Members [Helena, Montana: December 15, 2025] The Indian Law Resource Center is proud to announce the appointment of two new members to its Board of Directors: Rochelle Morgan-Verdin and Caleb J. Dogeagle. They join a strong, Indigenous-led Board committed to advancing the rights and sovereignty of...
August 28, 2015 —Chilean police have arrested and jailed three prominent Rapa Nui leaders following protests Aug. 26, 2015, against an illegal search of the Rapa Nui Parliament offices. Eliza Riroroko was arrested on Easter Island and faces a 120 day hold in Chilean custody. Eliza’s father, Matias Riroroko, was taken into custody in Santiago, Chile. In addition, the president...
The Rapa Nui people have been fighting for self-determination since the Chilean annexation in 1888. Rapa Nui culture and heritage are known around the world, especially the statues or Moai and the ahus, which are the sacred burial places of the Rapa Nui people, and they are a part of the cultural heritage of humanity. Unchecked Chilean immigration to the...
Human Rights Brief, vol. 10, no. 2. 2003 Human Rights Brief: A Legal Resource for the International Human Rights Community
Urging action to stop violence against indigenous women is a top priority for Center staff attending the UN Human Rights Council's 29th session from June 15 to July 3, 2015 in Geneva. The Center's written and oral statements, co-sponsored by the National Congress of American Indians and Native American Rights Fund, address combating violence against indigenous women by carrying out...