Healing from the Dark Period of Religious and Cultural Persecution
The Native American Rights Fund (NARF) and the National Indian Law Library (NILL) have compiled and published an online collection of resources about the religious and
Montana TikTok Ban Oversteps Tribal Jurisdiction and Counters Movement to Strengthen Tribal Digital Sovereignty
The Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes and the National Congress of American Indians filed an amicus brief highlighting how Montana’s TikTok ban law infringes upon tribal sovereignty...
Historic Nomination of the First Native American to the Federal Bench in Montana
On April 24, 2024, President Joseph R. Biden nominated Danna Jackson to serve as a federal judge in the United States District Court for the District of Montana. If confirmed
Tribal Education Experts Gather at NARF
In March 2024, the Tribal Education Departments National Assembly held its Board of Directors meeting at the NARF Boulder office. TEDNA creates and sustains vital...
Line 5 Pipeline: Tribal Groups Respond to DOJ’s Amicus Brief
The U.S. Dept. of Justice weighed in for the first time on a legal challenge brought by a Wisconsin-based Tribal Nation against Enbridge, a Canadian corporation whose dangerous ...
Land Co-management Agreements Now Online
Sovereign-to-Sovereign Cooperative Agreements, (S2S) is a new, free, online resource at the University of Washington Law Library. It houses co-management and co-stewardship
30 Tribal Nations Ask Biden Administration to Condemn Canadian Pipeline Trespass
The leaders of 30 Tribal Nations in the Great Lakes region sent a letter to President Joe Biden urging the United States to speak out against the Enbridge Line 5 pipeline’s
NARF Welcomes UN Meeting Participants
The Native American Rights Fund (NARF) was honored to welcome UN Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues members and Secretariat, invited experts, Native American tribal
Eliminating Hair Discrimination in Texas Schools
"Updates to the Texas Education Code to comply with the CROWN Act could quickly make positive changes for public school students who wear traditional braids, locks, or twists," said NARF Deputy Director Matthew Campbell.
