NARF Blog

New United States Supreme Court Rule Properly Recognizes Tribal Governments

In December 2022, the United States Supreme Court adopted changes to its rules. The Native American Rights Fund (NARF) is happy to report that in those changes is a big win for Indian Country, one for which NARF actively advocated on behalf of tribal nations.

Blackfeet Nation Will Defend Boundaries and Rule of Law

The U.S. District Court, District of Montana, granted the Blackfeet Nation's motion to intervene in...

Utility Cooperative Again Seeks to Undermine Tribal Jurisdiction

A Montana utility cooperative has asked the U.S. Supreme Court to review a lawsuit the cooperative lost to the Crow Tribe of Montana and its members. In Big Horn County Electric

Call for Indigenous Tourism Resources

The Indigenous Tourism Collaborative of the Americas seeks recommended resources to help create an Indigenous Tourism Resource Portal.

NARF/NCAI Joint Statement on SCOTUS Ruling on Castro-Huerta v. Oklahoma

On June 29, 2022, the U.S. Supreme Court, in a 5-4 decision, overturned the long-held understanding that states do not have authority to prosecute non-Indians who commit

A New Model for Tribal Co-Management and Indigenous-Led Research and Economic Development in the Pribilof Islands Marine Ecosystem

NARF client, Aleut Community of St. Paul Island (ACSPI) is announcing today the Pribilof Islands Marine Ecosystem (PRIME) Initiative, a designated, co-managed marine