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Northwest Justice Project
Native American Unit

The Northwest Justice Project’s Native American Unit (NAU) provides
free civil (non-criminal) legal services for low-income Native Americans
and Alaska Natives who cannot afford a lawyer.
The Native American Unit’s attorneys offer services ranging from
limited assistance to full representation depending on the legal issue and
individual circumstances. We provide legal assistance in the following
areas:
Exclusions/Banishments:

• Indian Child Welfare (non-parental custody cases and adoptions in State
Superior Courts)
• Tribal Housing (evictions or to preserve housing on Indian lands)
• Education (including discipline, discrimination and special education)
• Health Care (in cases where individuals have been denied services or
coverage from an Indian Health Services clinic or denied coverage under
Contract Health Services)
• Estate Planning and Probate (cases where an individual with trust property
wants to create a will, and also in probate cases before the Bureau of Indian
Affairs)
• Employment (including discipline and terminations)
• Other issues (in Tribal Courts, including public benefits/Indian
monies, domestic violence and other matters).
To find out if we can help you, call Northwest Justice Project’s toll free
hotline (“CLEAR”) at 1-888-201-1014 and press 5 to leave a message
for the Native American Unit. You can leave a message 24 hours a day, 7
days a week and the NAU will return your call within two business days.
The best time to call is before 9:15 am and after 12:15 pm.

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