Federal Subsistence Board restores rural community status to Saxman Village
Yesterday the Federal Subsistence Board (FSB) officially restored the rural status of Saxman, Alaska. The Alaska National Interest Lands Conservation Act (ANILCA)
NARF Co-Sponsors Northeast Regional Peacemaking Training
Save the dates! The Northeast Regional Peacemaking Training will take place May 3-4, 2016, in Niagara Falls, New York.
The training will be sponsored by NARF, the National
NARF Staff Attorney Heather Kendall-Miller argues on behalf of Alaska tribes in US Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Late last week, NARF Staff Attorney Heather Kendall-Miller argued in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit in the case Akiachak Native Community, et al. v. Department
National Council of Native American Churches Speak Out Against Illegitimate Organizations
On Friday, February 12, 2016, official representatives of the National Council of Native American Churches met in Laredo, Texas, to discuss among other business matters
NARF Executive Director John E. Echohawk to speak at symposium honoring Charles Wilkinson
Save the dates! On March 10 and 11, 2016, the Getches-Wilkinson Center for Natural Resources, Energy, and the Environment will host the 2016 Martz Winter Symposium,
Native American voters file Voting Rights Act suit challenging North Dakota voter ID requirements
On January 20, 2016, seven Native Americans from North Dakota filed suit under the Voting Rights Act and the U.S. and North Dakota Constitutions challenging North Dakota’s
NARF congratulates National Native American Boarding School Healing Coalition on its recent growth
Join us in congratulating the National Native American Boarding School Healing Coalition (NABS) on the next phase of its journey to justice and healing for Indian Country
NARF mourns passing of former Board Member Barbara Smith
It is with heavy hearts that NARF mourns the sudden passing of Barbara Smith (Chickasaw) who walked on November 11, 2015. Barbara had just completed her three two-year
Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts issues important Native American religious practices decision
Last week the Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts unanimously ruled that state prison officials went against federal law when they closed a sweat lodge at one of the
