EPA Takes Action to Stop Pebble Mine
Today, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) issued a “Recommended Determination” detailing potential Clean Water Act protections for Bristol Bay that could address the threat...
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.
Preparing for Upcoming Indigenous Knowledge Consultations
Special thanks to the panel presenters: Susan Anthony, USPTO; Aaron Jones, Tulalip Tribes of Washington; Lauren van Schilfgaarde, UCLA School of Law; Frank Ettawageshik,
Klamath Tribes Regain Self-Governance of Tribal Funds
On December 21, 2022, the Klamath Tribes Judgment Fund Repeal Act, S. 314, was signed into law by President Biden. As a result...
Landmark Settlement Ensures Native American Voters Have Representation
The Lower Brule Sioux Tribe and the Lyman County Board of Commissioners announced a landmark settlement agreement to accelerate the timeline to provide Native American voters in Lyman County with...
Native Organizations Applaud Appointment of Judge Maldonado to Michigan Court
On December 6, 2022, Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer appointed Judge Allie Greenleaf Maldonado (Little Traverse Bay Bands of Odawa Indians) to the Michigan...
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...
Tule River Chair Testifies to Senate About Tribe’s Water Crisis
In recent years, the Tribe’s reservation has gone dry for several months each year, forcing members to shower from trucks and obtain bottled water at great expense. The settlement will secure water to be stored on the reservation as a much-needed year-round water source.
Brackeen Oral Arguments on Nov. 9
The latest news from "Brackeen v. Haaland." For decades, the Indian Child Welfare Act has been recognized by child welfare experts as the gold standard in child welfare practice. Anti-tribal interests have launched a series of legal challenges against ICWA. Brackeen is the most prominent.
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
