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Tribes’ never-ending battle to protect subsistence fishing in Alaska

The importance of fish to so many Alaskans has led to persistent conflicts about who manages fishing on which waterways. For many Tribal Nations in Alaska, no issue matters more than subsistence fishing.

About: Tribal Nations, Tribal Citizens, and the United States

Tribal Nations are sovereign governments with inherent authority over their lands and citizens. This is a political status that predates the establishment of the United

Veterans’ Day – We thank you.

To our Native American Veterans, we thank you!

Honoring Ancestral Sites: A Guide to Right Relations, Care, and Return

In our longstanding work supporting Tribal Nations and Indigenous communities, NARF has been committed to helping foster respectful, just, and sovereign relationships around sacred places, ancestral burials, and cultural objects. That’s why we’re proud to share and promote the Sacred Grounds: A Right Relations Guidebook on Native Burials and Cultural Items, co-authored with Land Justice Futures.

Tribal Water Issues in Oklahoma

Tribal Nations in Oklahoma face many water quality and quantity issues. Not only is the state coming off a five-year drought, but flooding is also frequent. Surface water quality is poor because of agricultural runoff and algal blooms.

New Resource: The Tribal Guide to Implementing FPIC in the Context of Conservation and Development

The Implementation Project, a joint initiative of the Native American Rights Fund and Colorado Law, recently published a resource: The Tribal Guide to Implementing

NARF Featured in Clean Water Video Series

We’re thrilled to share that NARF Staff Attorney Daniel Cordalis, who leads our Tribal Water Institute, has just been featured in the newly launched Liquid I.V. x NowThis video

Native Vote Week

In honor of Voter Education Week (October 6-10, 2025), the Native American Rights Fund is holding a Native Vote Week to focus attention on Native voting rights and to uplift

A win for Tribal sovereignty

In a significant victory for Tribal sovereignty, the United States Supreme Court today denied cert in RunItOneTime LLC v. United States, a challenge to the constitutionality

Defending Oak Flat and protecting Native sacred places on federal lands

On September 15, 2025, the National Congress of American Indians (NCAI) and National Association of Tribal Historic Preservation Officers (NATHPO) filed an amici curiae

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