SD Voter settlement ends; Tribal advocates emphasize continued vigilance
As the three-year settlement ends in a SD National Voter Registration Act case. NARF urges Native voters to continue reporting suspected NVRA violations.
Protecting Tribal Waters and Sovereignty: Resources for Commenting on the New WOTUS Proposed Rule
Tribal streams, wetlands, and treaty-protected resources face new uncertainty under a draft WOTUS definition. Join us and NCAI for a Dec. 9 webinar to get the knowledge needed to submit effective, legally sound comments before the Jan 5. deadline.
Protect what cannot be replaced on Giving Tuesday
Giving Tuesday is a celebration of our inherent desire to help each other, show kindness, and give. It is an exciting...
Klamath Tribes challenge orders based on secret agreement between irrigator group and state
On November 19, 2025, the Klamath Tribes filed a motion to amend their petition in the Circuit Court of Klamath County. The amended petition seeks to reverse recent illegal orders that replaced a long-time administrative law judge in the Klamath Basin Adjudication (KBA) on the heels of a secret deal cut between the Oregon State Office of Administrative Hearings and certain water users in the Upper Klamath Basin.
Native American voting rights at the Supreme Court this week
The Spirit Lake Tribe, the Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa, and several individual voters filed an en banc petition urging the full U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit to reconsider a recent decision that stripped voters of their right...
Tribes’ never-ending battle to protect subsistence fishing in Alaska
The importance of fish to so many Alaskans has led to persistent conflicts about who manages fishing on which waterways. For many Tribal Nations in Alaska, no issue matters more than subsistence fishing.
Honoring Ancestral Sites: A Guide to Right Relations, Care, and Return
In our longstanding work supporting Tribal Nations and Indigenous communities, NARF has been committed to helping foster respectful, just, and sovereign relationships around sacred places, ancestral burials, and cultural objects. That’s why we’re proud to share and promote the Sacred Grounds: A Right Relations Guidebook on Native Burials and Cultural Items, co-authored with Land Justice Futures.
Tribal water issues in Oklahoma
Tribal Nations in Oklahoma face many water quality and quantity issues. Not only is the state coming off a five-year drought, but flooding is also frequent. Surface water quality is poor because of agricultural runoff and algal blooms.
Protecting Tribal waters in Alaska
With a wealth of unappropriated water, Alaska is uniquely situated to protect Tribal water resources and avoid over allocation mistakes made by states in the western United States. Because of the abundance of water, fights over the amount of allocated water in Alaska rarely occur.
Democracy Reform Summit: Removing Barriers to Native Political Participation
Join us on Friday, October 3, at Arizona State University’s Beus Center for Law and Society for a discussion about how to counter antidemocratic reforms and reenvision a democracy that amplifies Native voices.
