Since 2022, Matthew Campbell has served at the Native American Rights Fund (NARF) as the organization’s Deputy Director. In that role, Matthew acts as a Corporate Officer and oversees the logistics and organizational strategy of deploying resources to support the caseload of staff attorneys who represent Indian Country from offices in Boulder, Anchorage, and Washington D.C. His goal is to continue to grow the organization’s capacity to support Indian Country.
Matthew originally joined NARF in March 2013 as a Staff Attorney, which was his dream job. As a Staff Attorney, Matthew had the opportunity to work on behalf of Tribal Nations in a broad range of roles across the field of Indian Law. He was a strong advocate for Tribal Education departments and provided specialized legal support to the Tribal Education National Assembly and its members. He sued the United States government multiple times on behalf of Tribal Nations protecting their homelands in Bears Ears National Monument and fighting against the threat of proposed Keystone XL Pipeline. Matthew also was integral in the development of the Native American Voting Rights Coalition and the NARF voting rights practice group, leading the legal team that protected North Dakota voters from discriminatory laws passed by the state in 2013.
Tribal Affiliation
- Enrolled member of the Native Village of Gambell on the Saint Lawrence Island in Alaska
Education
- Sandra Day O’Connor College of Law, J.D.
- Indian Legal Certificate (Environmental emphasis); Pro Bono Distinction; Dean’s Award
- Native American Law Student Association (NALSA) – Vice President; AIC Representative,
National NALSA Area 7 Representative
- Pre-Law Summer Institute for Native Americans, Albuquerque, NM
- Fort Lewis College, B.A. Sociology
- Native Village of Gambell Scholarship
Admissions to Practice
- Supreme Court of the United States
- Third Circuit, Eighth Circuit, Ninth Circuit, Tenth Circuit, DC Circuit Court of Appeals
- United States District Courts for the District of Columbia, New Mexico, Arizona, and North Dakota
- Pueblo of Isleta
- State courts of New Mexico and Colorado
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