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An Introduction to the Clean Water Act

Tribes should care about the Clean Water Act because it is a vehicle for Tribal regulatory authority over water quality both on and off the reservation and can allow access to related funding. Learn more about the law and how it works.

Seeking a voice in U.S. appellate courts

NARF, NCAI, and the Northern Plains Indian Law Center at the University of North Dakota School of Law have called for the Administrative Office of the United States Courts to treat federally-recognized Tribal Nations as they treat other sovereign governments...

NARF supports Tribal regalia bill

The Native American Rights Fund (NARF) is standing up for Native students’ rights by testifying in support of New Mexico’s SB 163, a bill that would protect the right to wear Tribal regalia at graduation ceremonies.

Happy Elizabeth Peratrovich Day!

Elizabeth Peratrovich was a Tlingit activist whose efforts led to the passage of the Alaska Anti-Discrimination Act of 1945, the first civil rights legislation in the

Welcome to The Headwaters Report!

The Headwaters Report aims to provide Tribal leaders, staff, and Tribal water advocates – our target audience – approachable information, at no cost, on current water-related legal and policy issues helpful to educate on and track Tribal water issues. The Report will do this in several ways.
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