Trump Administration Continues Attacks on Tribal Homelands and Sacred Places at Bears Ears National Monument
Advocacy for sacred lands continues, as the Hopi Tribe, Navajo Nation, Ute Mountain Ute Tribe, and the Pueblo of Zuni...
Reflecting on Katie John Day: Supreme Court victory secures Alaska Native subsistence fishing fights
The Native American Rights Fund (NARF) celebrates a historic victory for our clients and Alaska Native communities as the United States Supreme Court announced on January
Join Tribal Nations in opposing Line 5 tunnel
The Bay Mills Indian Community, Grand Traverse Band of Ottawa and Chippewa Indians, Little Traverse Bay Band of Odawa Indians, and Nottawaseppi Huron Band of the Potawatomi filed notice on December 22, 2023, that they will appeal the Michigan Public Service Commission’s (MPSC) recent approval of a permit for Canadian oil giant Enbridge to build the Line 5 tunnel project beneath the Straits of Mackinac.
Exercising Shinnecock Nation fishing rights in Long Island waters
Shinnecock Tribal citizens are asserting aboriginal fishing rights in court, seeking a decision that would confirm their right to continue their ancestral fishing
A Headwaters Report interview with John Echohawk
In this interview, John discusses why water rights and water issues have been a mainstay of NARF’s work since 1970, and how the first NARF directors...
Tribes blow whistle on Line 5 tunnel federal fast-tracking
Six Michigan Tribes withdrew from Line 5 federal discussions after learning that the US Army Corps of Engineers will likely fast-track its approval for Enbridge...
Montana Board of Public Education supports Indian Education For All
Despite the partial settlement with the Montana Board of Public Education, the class action lawsuit continues against the Montana Office of Public Instruction...
Tribal organizations shine light on federal Indian boarding schools and Tribal sovereignty in education
The Oklahoma Statewide Charter School Board and a Catholic charter school cite federal Indian Boarding schools as an example of federal funding of religious education
Preparing to Graduate in May
Native students often wear regalia or related items for the same reasons that some students wear an honor cord or stole to graduation—in recognition of their academic
Willfully violating Tribal easements should impact the bottom line
Tribal Amici Support Accountability for Corporate Wrongdoers Who Violate Tribal Sovereignty
Sixteen Tribal Nations across Washington, Oregon, Idaho, and Montana
