
Protecting Religious Expression at a Texas Graduation
Last fall, Charity Goodall-Smith began making arrangements for her son, Tacoda Goodall, to wear an eagle feather and beaded cap at his graduation from Midway High School

We are the Land, We are the Air, We are the Water
In 2014, TransCanada, Inc., a company that develops and builds oil delivery pipelines, announced it would construct a pipeline from the tar sands fields in Alberta, Canada,

TSA to Improve Handling of Native American Sacred Objects
The Native American Rights Fund (NARF), Dorsey & Whitney, LLP (DW) and Porter Hedges LLP (PH) announce the recent settlement of Native American Church of North America

Tribal Leaders Express Dismay Over Zinke’s Remarks
Leaders from the five tribes that built a coalition to protect and advocate for the continued integrity of Bears Ears National Monument in southeast Utah (Navajo, Hopi,

Bill to Overturn Antiquities Act Ignores the Local Voice and Standard Procedure
Today, October 11, the House Committee on Natural Resources will consider legislation that would threaten current and future national monuments, including the Bears

Celebrating 30 Years – Standing Firm for Kootenai Falls
Earlier this summer, six bands of the Kootenai (“Ktunaxa”) Nation gathered on the banks of the Kootenai Falls in northwest Montana to recognize the anniversary of a hard-won

Don’t Let Them Take It Away
On April 26, Trump signed an Executive Order that set in to motion something that is nothing short of a land grab. What the current administration is seeking to do is take

“HISTORY MATTERS,” ACCORDING TO GREAT PLAINS TRIBAL CHAIRMAN’S ASSOCIATION IN THEIR BRIEF TO HALT THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE DAKOTA ACCESS PIPELINE
What can you do?
Let President Trump Know that #HistoryMatters
The drilling of the Dakota Access pipeline is an environmental disaster waiting to happen. Energy Transfer

NARF joins coalition of Native organizations calling on President Obama to prevent violence and halt violations at Standing Rock
Today the Native American Rights Fund (NARF) joined over thirty other Native organizations to call on President Obama to prevent violence and halt human and civil rights