NARF Blog

Line 5 Pipeline: Tribal Groups Respond to DOJ’s Amicus Brief

The U.S. Dept. of Justice weighed in for the first time on a legal challenge brought by a Wisconsin-based Tribal Nation against Enbridge, a Canadian corporation whose dangerous ...

Subsistence Fishing Rights Protected in Alaska

A News Release from Our Client the Association of Village Council Presidents: The Federal District Court for the District of Alaska has ruled in favor of the United States,

Wyoming Court Affirms Treaty Rights

On March 28, 2024, the U.S. District Court for the District of Wyoming upheld the ability of Crow Tribe members to exercise their treaty-reserved right to hunt in the Bighorn

Montana Court Strikes Down Laws that Disenfranchise Indigenous Voters

A Montana court struck down as unconstitutional two state laws that hinder Native American participation in the state’s electoral process.

Native Students Plan for Graduation

Native high school seniors preparing for graduation should not have to choose between their culture and celebrating their academic achievements.

In Honor of World Water Day (March 22)

Protecting and preserving tribal water rights is a top priority for NARF. From Oregon to California to Kansas and across the Midwestern United States, many Native peoples

Voters and Tribal Nations Defend Critical Redistricting Win from North Dakota Appeal Attempt

On March 14, 2024, North Dakota voters, the Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa Indians, and the Spirit Lake Tribe filed a response to the North Dakota Secretary of State’s

S.D. Office of Hearing Examiners Wrong to Not Protect Tribal Sovereignty in Public Records Dispute

On January 26, 2024, the South Dakota Office of Hearing Examiners affirmed that to receive public records, the Oglala Sioux Tribe need not pay the City of Martin's "outside legal fees....

Land Co-management Agreements Now Online

Sovereign-to-Sovereign Cooperative Agreements, (S2S) is a new, free, online resource at the University of Washington Law Library. It houses co-management and co-stewardship

30 Tribal Nations Ask Biden Administration to Condemn Canadian Pipeline Trespass

The leaders of 30 Tribal Nations in the Great Lakes region sent a letter to President Joe Biden urging the United States to speak out against the Enbridge Line 5 pipeline’s

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