Supreme Court Will Not Review Decision on Klamath Basin Tribes’ Senior Water Rights
On June 22, 2020, the United States Supreme Court declined to hear the Klamath Project irrigators’ Fifth Amendment water rights takings case Baley v. United States. This
Advocating for Human Rights During a Time of COVID-19
Native American Rights Fund and University of Colorado Law School
Launch Web Site Serving Indigenous Peoples
Lacking adequate health care and other resources, American
In Memorium: Former Board Members Kurt Bluedog and Peter Pino
The Native American Rights Fund (NARF) is saddened to announce the passing of two recent Board members and long-time advocates for Indian Country. Kurt Bluedog, a member
North Dakota Agrees to Court-Ordered Relief Easing Voter ID Laws for Native Americans on Reservations
On April 24, 2020, the Spirit Lake Nation and Standing Rock Sioux Tribe have filed a binding agreement with the state of North Dakota settling a longstanding fight over
NARF and NCAI Applaud Proposed Census Extension
The census is a keystone of our representative government. Making sure that Native Americans are accurately counted in Census 2020 is a top civil rights issue in Indian
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
NARF Urges Voter Protections During Pandemic
The Native American Rights Fund signed onto the following letter urging voting rights protections:
View a PDF of this letter here.
March 17, 2020
Dear Members of Congress,
Three National Native American Organizations Partner for Historic Census Initiative
The National Congress of American Indians (NCAI), National Urban Indian Family Coalition (NUIFC), and the Native American Rights Fund (NARF) have partnered to create
