NARF Blog

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

Voting Rights Report Now Available: Obstacles at Every Turn

In 2017 and 2018, the Native American Voting Rights Coalition—founded by the Native American Rights Fund—held nine public hearings to better understand how Native Americans

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

9th Circuit Declares Arizona Voting Restriction to be Discriminatory

In 2016, Arizona made it a felony in most cases to return someone else’s voting ballot to election officials—a practice known as “ballot harvesting.” Today, a federal

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