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
Protecting Tribal waters in Alaska
With a wealth of unappropriated water, Alaska is uniquely situated to protect Tribal water resources and avoid over allocation mistakes made by states in the western United States. Because of the abundance of water, fights over the amount of allocated water in Alaska rarely occur.
Michigan Supreme Court takes up challenge to Line 5 oil tunnel
On September 19, 2025, the Michigan Supreme Court said it will hear a challenge brought by Tribal Nations located in Michigan and environmental advocates who argue that
