NARF Blog

Bristol Bay Tribes Urge EPA to End the Threat of Pebble Mine

Today, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) issued a “Recommended Determination” detailing potential Clean Water Act protections for Bristol Bay that could address the threat...

Stand Strong with the Bay Mills Indian Community to Protect Treaty Rights and the Straits of Mackinac

Enbridge Energy wants to build a tunnel under the Great Lakes at the Straits of Mackinac, a place the Bay Mills Indian Community and other Anishinaabe peoples consider sacred.

Preserving Iizhik Gwats’an Gwandaii Goodlit

The Neets’ąįį Gwich’in and their work to protect the Arctic Refuge Caribou photo courtesy of Florian Schulz. In 2017, the Congress passed the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act.

Michigan Public Service Commission Requests Further Insight into Line 5 Safety Risks

On July 7, the Michigan Public Service Commission requested additional information concerning the safety risks posed by the Enbridge Line 5 pipeline segment in the Straits

NARF Celebrates Earth Day 2022

The Native American Rights Fund has marked 52 years since it was founded to tackle the many issues affecting Native American, Alaska Native and Native Hawaiian communities.

Lummi Carvers Arrive At the Straits of Mackinac

To raise awareness about environmental threats to the Place Where Life Began (the Straits of Mackinac), the Bay Mills Indian Community (BMIC) welcomed the House of Tears

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

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

Gwich’in Tribes Fight to Protect Sacred Arctic Lands

On December 15, 2020, the Native Village of Venetie Tribal Government, Arctic Village Council, and Venetie Village Council, sought a temporary restraining order and

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