NARF Blog

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

Welcome to Summer Law Clerk Mel Neal

Mel Neal is a rising third-year law student at Georgetown University Law Center in Washington D.C. She received her Bachelor of Arts in History and Women’s Studies

Welcome to Summer Law Clerk Dov Korff-Korn

Dov is a rising third-year student at NYU Law School focused on federal Indian law and environmental justice advocacy. Dov graduated with honors from Dartmouth College

Brackeen Headed to the US Supreme Court

The U.S. Supreme Court is poised to hear potentially the most important Indian law case in a generation when it decides whether Congress exceeded its constitutional powers when it enacted the Indian Child Welfare Act of 1978 (ICWA).

Nevada Native American Electoral Forum 2022 (Jun 27-28)

Four Directions Native Vote, 28 Nevada Tribal Nations, the Native American Rights Fund (NARF), University Nevada Las Vegas, and the National Congress of American Indians

Welcome to Summer Law Clerk Mariah Welch

Mariah Welch (Northern Cheyenne) is a law clerk with the Washington, DC, office. She grew up in Billings, Montana, and was raised by a civil rights activist mother and a

Welcome to Summer Law Clerk Michael LaValley

Mike LaValley is a rising 3L at the Sandra Day O’Connor College of Law at Arizona State University. Mike is a member of the Blackfeet Nation and also comes from the

New Deputy Director Position at NARF

The Native American Rights Fund (NARF) announced the appointment of former NARF Staff Attorney Matthew L. Campbell (Village of Gambell) to the new role of Deputy Director.

Federal Government Moves Forward in Boarding School Healing Journey

On May 11, 2022, the Office of the Assistant Secretary–Indian Affairs released a report on the federal records related to the Federal Indian Boarding School policy and

Webinars on the United Nations

The Implementation Project is a joint initiative of the Native American Rights Fund and Colorado Law to advance education and advocacy regarding the United Nations Declaration

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