NARF Blog

Join Tribal Nations in Opposing Line 5 Tunnel

The Bay Mills Indian Community, Grand Traverse Band of Ottawa and Chippewa Indians, Little Traverse Bay Band of Odawa Indians, and Nottawaseppi Huron Band of the Potawatomi filed notice on December 22, 2023, that they will appeal the Michigan Public Service Commission’s (MPSC) recent approval of a permit for Canadian oil giant Enbridge to build the Line 5 tunnel project beneath the Straits of Mackinac.

SCOTUS grants stay in major voting rights case

The Spirit Lake Tribe, the Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa, and several individual voters filed an en banc petition urging the full U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit to reconsider a recent decision that stripped voters of their right...

Water Rights Settlements Update

Since 1978 with the enactment of the Ak-Chin Indian Community Act of 1978, Pub. L. No. 95-328, Congress has approved thirty-five Indian water rights settlements and enacted them into law.

Exercising Shinnecock Nation fishing rights in Long Island waters

Shinnecock Tribal citizens are asserting aboriginal fishing rights in court, seeking a decision that would confirm their right to continue their ancestral fishing

Water Rights Symposium Registration Open Now

Since 1991, the Native American Rights Fund and the Western States Water Council (WSWC) have sponsored a biennial symposium to discuss the settlement of Indian reserved

Demanding Justice and Mutual Respect

Yesterday, pundit Ann Coulter stated on X (formerly Twitter) that “we didn’t kill enough Indians.” The post was shared more than a million times. As a writer and a lawyer,

Banning Native Mascots Is Not Discrimination—It’s Protection

For generations, Native children have been forced to sit through school assemblies, pep rallies, and sporting events where their identities are mocked. Where their

Taking Action Against New Law that Limits Native Participation in Montana’s Electoral Process

On June 24, 2025, the Native American Rights Fund (NARF), the ACLU of Montana, and the American Civil Liberties Union filed a Motion to Intervene in a case brought initially

60 Years of the Voting Rights Act — Native Voters Are Still Fighting to Be Heard

This year marks the 60th anniversary of the Voting Rights Act of 1965 (VRA), a cornerstone of the civil rights movement that aimed to eradicate racial discrimination in

A Headwaters Report Interview with John Echohawk

In this interview, John discusses why water rights and water issues have been a mainstay of NARF’s work since 1970, and how the first NARF directors...

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