Indian Reserved Water Rights Claims Symposium
Since 1991, NARF and the Western States Water Council have sponsored a biennial symposium to discuss the settlement of Indian reserved water rights claims.
Village of Kake Hunting Rights (Alaska v. Federal Subsistence Board)
The State of Alaska is using taxpayer dollars to sue a federal agency for granting the Organized Village of Kake a life-saving emergency subsistence hunt during a time of global food chain supply issues and intense food scarcity due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
SWO Sought Return of Child from Carlisle Cemetery
Sisseton Wahpeton Oyate (SWO) worked to bring Amos LaFromboise home so he could be laid to rest on their reservation next to his father, and so SWO can continue to heal from the harm the federal Indian boarding school era caused.
Indian Child Welfare Act (ICWA) (Haaland v. Brackeen)
For decades, the Indian Child Welfare Act has been recognized by child welfare experts as the gold standard in child welfare practice. Anti-tribal interests have launched a series of legal challenges against ICWA. In Brackeen, the most prominent, ICWA was upheld by the U.S. Supreme Court in June 2023.
Benson County (ND) Redistricting (Spirit Lake Tribe v. Benson County)
In 2022, the Spirit Lake Tribe and individual voters filed a lawsuit against Benson County, North Dakota, for adopting a redistricting plan that violates the rights of Native voters.
