Yes, Montana, disenfranchising Native voters violates the law
Native voters in Montana again successfully defend their rights as U.S. Supreme Court declined to review Montana Supreme Court decision.
An MLK Letter from our Executive Director John Echohawk
This January 20 we recognize Martin Luther King Day. It is a day on which many in the United States remember and honor Dr. King’s work and the long and ongoing fight for civil rights and social justice that he helped fos
North Dakota Native voting rights upheld by Supreme Court
The U.S. Supreme Court affirmed the lower court decision that preserves a North Dakota subdistrict that gives Mandan, Hidatsa, and Arikara Nation reservation voters a long-awaited opportunity to elect state representation.
MHA Nation and Native voters argue for protection from gerrymandering
Voters and the MHA Nation urged the U.S. Supreme Court to dismiss the lawsuit or to uphold the U.S. District Court’s ruling that found in favor the Tribal Nation...
Thank You and Happy New Year!
Happy New Year!
As a NARF supporter in 2024, you stood with us in the fight to protect Native American rights, resources, and lifeways. You are a part of the change for now
You made things better in 2024
We felt your support so strongly this year, and it made a big difference. Please find below just a few stories about your positive impact...
Will you stand with NARF this year?
As 2024 draws to a close, the team at NARF is gearing up for an impactful and promising 2025. We hope this season fills you with the optimism and determination a new year brings!
Happy Holidays
From all of us at theNative American Rights Fund
We extend our warmest wishes for a
joyful and peaceful holiday season
and a bright and prosperous New Year.
Winter Ponies
Truth and Healing Act needs immediate action
On December 20, 2024, the U.S. Senate passed S. 1723, the Truth and Healing Commission on Indian Boarding School Policies Act, with an amendment through unanimous consent.
Policy as medicine
As citizens of sovereign nations engulfed by another country that occupies most of their historic land base, Indigenous peoples still must navigate layers of policy and levels of U.S. government to protect and access places at which they worshiped freely prior to the 1400s.
