Alaska Native Tribes and Tribal Organizations Support Inclusion in Federal Fisheries Management
This week NARF’s client, the Bering Sea Elders Group (BSEG), joined other Alaska Native governments and organizations in supporting the Fisheries for the Future
Montana is Failing its Constitutional Promise to Teach Native American History
By Samantha Kelty, Native American Rights Fund (NARF), Mark Carter, ACLU, and Alex Rate, ACLU of Montana
Equal access to learning Native American heritage and culture
NARF-Colorado Law Implementation Project Receives Henry Luce Foundation Grant
We are happy to announce that The Native American Rights Fund (NARF) has been awarded a $400,000 grant from the Henry Luce Foundation to support the NARF-Colorado Law Project
Supreme Court Decision Fails to Protect Native American Voting Rights
UPDATE:
On July 1, 2021, the U.S. Supreme Court released a decision in Brnovich v. DNC that upheld two Arizona voting policies that make it harder for people—and especially
CU Law School Honors NARF Executive Director John Echohawk
Last week the University of Colorado (CU) Law School honored Native American Rights Fund Executive Director John E. Echohawk at its 40th Annual Alumni Awards Celebration.
Tribes Respond to KXL Pipeline Termination
On Wednesday, June 9, 2021, TransCanada (TC Energy) announced that it is terminating its Keystone XL (KXL) pipeline project.
Rosebud Sioux Tribe President Rodney M.
A Pause to Assess the Impacts on the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge
On June 1, the Department of the Interior announced a temporary halt to oil and gas development in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge. The halt will remain in place while
The Nomination of Washington State’s First Native American Federal Judge
NCAI AND NARF JOINT STATEMENT ON THE NOMINATION BY PRESIDENT BIDEN OF WASHINGTON STATE’S FIRST EVER NATIVE AMERICAN FEDERAL JUDGE
This morning, President Biden announced
US Supreme Court Set to Decide if For-Profit Corporations Will Receive Money Set Aside for Governments
On Monday, April 19, 2021, the United States Supreme Court heard oral arguments in Yellen v. Confederated Tribes of the Chehalis Reservation et al. In the case, state-chartered
