Support for Bad River Band’s Line 5 challenge
Native American Rights Fund (NARF) applauds Bad River Band and green groups fighting to stop the new oil pipeline.
NARF, which represents the Bay Mills Indian Community
Speaking out for incarcerated Native people and protecting Native culture
Native organizations provide critical context and information on Native prisoners’ rights and the preservation of Native religious practice. Forced haircuts by prison officials substantially burden religious practice.
Shoshone-Bannock protects treaty rights and homelands
UPDATE: On August 22, 2025, the Ninth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals affirmed the district court’s summary judgment in favor of the Shoshone-Bannock Tribes of the Fort
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.
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.
Water Knows No Boundaries
Law review article tackles the imperative that Tribal Nations develop their own legal mechanism to protect their water resources and rights.
Congratulations to 2025 Siletz Grant winner, Andrew Druart!
NARF Executive Director John Echohawk and Andrew Druart hold a check from the Siletz Tribal Charitable Contribution Fund.
The Siletz Tribal Charitable Contribution
Water rights settlements update
Since 1978 with the enactment of the Ak-Chin Indian Community Act of 1978, Pub. L. No. 95-328, Congress has approved thirty-five Indian water rights settlements and enacted them into law.
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
Water rights symposium registration open now
Since 1991, the Native American Rights Fund and the Western States Water Council (WSWC) have sponsored a biennial symposium to discuss the settlement of Indian reserved
