NARF Blog

NARF Executive Director John E. Echohawk and Suzan Shown Harjo publish article “Bringing Jim Thorpe Home”

NARF Executive Director John E. Echohawk and Suzan Shown Harjo recently published the article “Bringing Jim Thorpe Home” in the newest issue of National Museum of the

NARF Executive Director John E. Echohawk and NARF Staff Attorney Melody McCoy recognized in the 21st Edition of Best Lawyers in America

NARF Executive Director John E. Echohawk and NARF Staff Attorney Melody McCoy have both been recognized in the 21st Edition of Best Lawyers in America in the practice area

Alaska Supreme Court affirms full faith and credit to tribal court orders in Simmonds v. Parks decision

Alaska Supreme Court This morning, July 18, 2014, the Alaska Supreme Court issued its opinion in Simmonds v. Parks. The Court ruled the Minto Tribal Court’s order

Staff Attorney Brett Lee Shelton presents on NARF’s boarding school work

Last week, NARF Staff Attorney Brett Lee Shelton presented on NARF’s boarding school work at the Summer Research Training Institute for American Indian and Alaska Native

NARF, CILS, and ACLU defend students’ rights to wear eagle feathers at graduation

NARF has long defended the right of Native American students to wear eagle feathers at graduation. Earlier this month, NARF, California Indian Legal Services (CILS),

NARF Staff Attorney Don Wharton presents on NARF’s work with the National Native American Boarding School Healing Coalition at United South and Eastern Tribes meeting

Earlier this week, NARF Staff Attorney Don Wharton presented on behalf of the National Native American Boarding School Healing Coalition to the Social Services Committee

NARF Executive Director John E. Echohawk moderates panel at American Bar Association’s Water Law Conference

This week, NARF Executive Director John E. Echohawk is moderating a panel at the American Bar Association’s 32nd Annual Water Law Conference, held in Las Vegas, Nevada.

NARF files amicus brief in U.S. Supreme Court on behalf of NCAI and Huy in Holt v. Hobbs

On May 29, NARF filed an amicus brief with the United States Supreme Court on behalf of the National Congress of American Indians (NCAI) and Huy in Holt v. Hobbs, a case that

NARF Staff Attorney Joel West Williams publishes article on the law regarding traditional religious practices for Native inmates

NARF Staff Attorney Joel West Williams has published an article on the law regarding traditional religious practices for Native inmates. The article discusses American

Supreme Court Upholds Tribal Sovereign Immunity in Michigan v. Bay Mills

U.S. Supreme Court Yesterday in a stunning victory for Indian tribes, the Supreme Court of the United States issued its opinion in Michigan v. Bay Mills Indian Community

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