Tribal Water Institute
In early 2024, NARF launched the Tribal Water Institute, a first-of-its-kind project designed to increase the capacity of Tribal Nations to engage in water law issues and policy reform.
Montana Voter Dilution through At-Large Elections (Chippewa Cree v. Chouteau County)
In August 2025, the Chippewa Cree Indians of the Rocky Boy’s Reservation and two Native voters filed a federal lawsuit challenging Chouteau County, Montana’s at-large
Defending Tribal Court Jurisdiction (Tix v. Tix)
Tribal Nation courts possess jurisdiction over family law matters involving Tribal citizens. Robert Tix is defending that Tribal jurisdiction.
Tribes Move to Defend EPA’s Tribal Water Rights Rule (State of Idaho v. EPA)
Tribal Nations are defending their water rights and the EPA’s Tribal Reserved Rights Rule, after 12 states filed a lawsuit to dismantle it.
Protecting Oak Flat and Tribal Religious Practices (Apache Stronghold v. U.S.)
Tribal Nations and Native organizations ask the courts to recognize that Religious Freedom Restoration Act protections do prevent a foreign mining company from destroying a sacred place the Apache call Chí’chil Biłdagoteel, which translates into English as “Oak Flat.”
