KXL Pipeline Man Camps – The New Smallpox Blanket
Francis Parkman was the first to document British General Jeffrey Amherst’s shameful plan to exterminate Indians by giving them smallpox-infected blankets collected
Tribes, Treaties, and US Law
NARF Staff Attorney Natalie Landreth recently appeared on a Comcast Newsmakers segment to talk about the unique political and legal standing of Native tribes and their
Tribal College Deemed “Arm of Tribe”
In another victory for tribal sovereignty, the US Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit issued a ruling today that affirmed tribal sovereign immunity from suit and held
A Letter to Tribal Leaders from Rodney Bordeaux, President, Rosebud Sioux Tribe
TC Energy Must Comply with Rosebud Law
Authored by Rodney Bordeaux, President, Rosebud Sioux Tribe
Greetings my friends and relatives,
Čante wasteya nape čiuzapelo
Sovereign Immunity Cannot be Evaded by Sleight of Hand
In the Treaty of Point Elliott (1855), the Upper Skagit Indian Tribe ceded a large section of land in northwestern Washington to the United States. The Tribe was almost
NARF Stands With Standing Rock
Friday, March 10, a number of Native American Rights Fund (NARF) attorneys and their families along with thousands of others took part in a peaceful march and rally, DC
TRUMP SIGNS PRESIDENTIAL MEMORANDA TO REVIVE DAKOTA ACCESS AND KEYSTONE XL PIPELINES
NARF VOWS TO STAND FIRM AGAINST ANY INCURSIONS ON OR HARM TO INDIAN LANDS
Yesterday, President Trump signed two Presidential Memoranda. One intends to expedite the Dakota
Army Corps of Engineers Halts DAPL
The Native American Rights Fund is pleased with the decision of the Army Corps of Engineers to halt the construction of the Dakota Access Pipeline. The Army Corps’ decision
Letter on Behalf of the Water Protectors at Standing Rock
On November 23, the Native American Rights Fund (NARF) sent a letter calling on the Attorney General of the United States to intervene and put an end to the violence being
