The history of the Carlisle Indian Industrial School represents the haunting legacy of Indian boarding schools, institutions which were weaponized against Native American children and Tribal Nations in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Carlisle’s founder, General Richard Henry Pratt, characterized the mission of Indian boarding schools as being to "kill the Indian, save the man."
Many Native communities implement community-based peacemaking to resolve conflict and heal relationships harmed by the conflict. Indigenous peacemaking...
The fight to hold state lawmakers accountable to voters continues. On Tuesday, July 2, 2024, at the request of the Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa Indians, the Spirit
Seven Tribal Nations seek to fend off attack by 12 states
Seven Tribal Nations, represented by Earthjustice and the Native American Rights Fund (NARF), filed a motion
On June 20 of each year, many Native American communities and organizations observe a National Day of Prayer for the Protection of Native American Sacred Places. In 2024,
The NARF Legal Review is published semi-annually and provides updates on NARF’s cases and information on other timely Indian law topics. The most recent edition examines some of NARF's cases from the winter of 2023 through spring of 2024.
The U.S. Supreme Court affirmed that the 1975 Indian Self-Determination Act (ISDA) requires the Indian Health Service (IHS) to reimburse Tribal Nations that contract the administration and operation of healthcare programs...
This article originally appeared in the NARF Legal Review, Vol #49 No. 1
The Promise of Citizenship
President Calvin Coolidge and four Osage Indians, White House, 1925
The Oglala Sioux Tribe called for the 7th Judicial Court of South Dakota to uphold federal and state public record laws in its review of a South Dakota Office of Hearing Examiner decision that failed to protect the Tribe's...