NARF Blog

Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals issues decision in important subsistence case, Katie John v. United States

On July 3, 2013, a panel of the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals issued a decision affirming the federal district court’s decisions upholding the 1999 Final Rules promulgated

U.S. Supreme Court issues decision in Adoptive Couple v. Baby Girl

Today the United States Supreme Court issued its decision in the important Indian Child Welfare Act (ICWA) case, Adoptive Couple v. Baby Girl. To read the decision, click

Alaska Supreme Court issues important ICWA opinion in Native Village of Tununak v. State, a case in which NARF submitted an amicus brief

Today the Alaska Supreme Court issued an important ruling in the case Native Village of Tununak v. State in which it held that the Indian Child Welfare Act (ICWA) implicitly

NARF Executive Director John E. Echohawk and Staff Attorney David L Gover featured in new ICWA educational resource video

Executive Director John E. Echohawk and Staff Attorney David L Gover are featured in a new educational resource for judges, courts, child welfare, and judicial educators,

NARF Staff Attorney Richard Guest quoted in article on Adoptive Couple v. Baby Girl

NARF Staff Attorney Richard Guest was recently quoted in a story from Indian Country Today on the important ICWA case currently before the U.S. Supreme Court, Adoptive

NARF Staff Attorney Melody McCoy to argue before U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit

This morning NARF Staff Attorney Melody McCoy will present oral argument in Klamath Claims Committee v. United States before a panel of judges at the U.S. Court of Appeals

NARF Staff Attorney Melody McCoy presents at 26th annual Sovereignty Symposium

Later this week NARF Staff Attorney Melody McCoy will present on a panel discussing “the Status of Trust Issues in the Wake of Judicial Decisions” at the 26thannual Sovereignty

NARF Executive Director John E. Echohawk authors chapter in new book, Law and the Quest for Justice

NARF Executive Director John E. Echohawk has authored a chapter in the new book, Law and the Quest for Justice. The book is described as “[a]n insightful collection

NARF Staff Attorneys participate in Expert Group Meeting at U.S. Department of Justice on Native American Traditional Justice Practices

Earlier this week NARF Staff Attorneys Steve Moore and Brett Lee Shelton participated in the Expert Group Meeting on Native American Traditional Justice Practices held

Congressmen reintroduce bill to help reimburse Fort Lewis College for Native American tuition

Last week Colorado U.S. Senators Michael Bennet and Mark Udall and Representative Scott Tipton reintroduced companion bills in the Senate and House of Representatives

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