NARF Blog

Implementing FPIC Across the Regions: Join TIP for a side event at UN Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues

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

The SAVE Act would hurt Native voters

The SAVE Act (H.R. 22 / S. 128) would force Native voters living in rural or remote areas to travel great distances to register to vote. The SAVE Act would effectively eliminate

Tribal organizations shine light on federal Indian boarding schools and Tribal sovereignty in education

The Oklahoma Statewide Charter School Board and a Catholic charter school cite federal Indian Boarding schools as an example of federal funding of religious education

Happy National Library Week

In 1971, NARF created the National Indian Law Library (NILL) to serve as a central clearinghouse on Indian law. To this day, NILL offers a unique and valuable service responding

Preparing to Graduate in May

Native students often wear regalia or related items for the same reasons that some students wear an honor cord or stole to graduation—in recognition of their academic

World Water Day: Introducing the Headwaters Report

Launching the Headwaters Report to Strengthen Tribal Water Sovereignty Water is life—Mni Wiconi. On this World Water Day, we recognize the urgent need to protect tribal

Willfully violating Tribal easements should impact the bottom line

Tribal Amici Support Accountability for Corporate Wrongdoers Who Violate Tribal Sovereignty Sixteen Tribal Nations across Washington, Oregon, Idaho, and Montana

An Introduction to the Clean Water Act

Tribes use the CWA to safeguard water quality for ceremonies, fisheries, and other Tribal needs as an act of governance and sovereignty. This overview covers the Act, its programs, Tribal delegation of authority, and how Tribes can protect reservation waters.

Tribes and Students Sue Bureau of Indian Education Over Cuts to Staff and Services

On Friday, March 7, 2025, three Tribal Nations (Pueblo of Isleta, Prairie Band Potawatomi Nation, and Cheyenne Arapaho Tribes) along with Native students (Ella Bowen,

Seeking a voice in U.S. appellate courts

NARF, NCAI, and the Northern Plains Indian Law Center at the University of North Dakota School of Law have called for the Administrative Office of the United States Courts to treat federally-recognized Tribal Nations as they treat other sovereign governments...

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