Thank you to our summer law clerks for your exceptional service this summer. Your hard work, dedication, and fresh perspectives have been invaluable to our team. The NARF Summer Law Clerk Program is vital to our mission, bringing in new talent and energy that drives our success in Indian Country. We appreciate all you’ve contributed and look forward to seeing the incredible impact you’ll continue to make in your legal careers and your communities.
Bay Mills Indian Community fights a proposed oil pipeline tunnel, which would run through their treaty protected sacred homelands and impact communities, local businesses, and the environment.
Wes Furlong is dedicated to protecting tribal cultural resources and traditional cultural places and landscapes. Wes often represents tribes, tribal consortia and
Lily came to the legal field, and to NARF, with a wealth of STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics) knowledge and experience. Before law school, she
Six Michigan Tribes withdrew from Line 5 federal discussions after learning that the US Army Corps of Engineers will likely fast-track its approval for Enbridge...
National monuments are precious places that preserve our heritage and make our country a better place to live. They are a shared resource that Americans support across
The Clean Water Act is controversial not because of its overarching goal–clean water–but because achieving that goal requires impeding development along waterways and placing limits on industry that discharge pollutants into water bodies. Recent activity seek to narrow protections that impact Tribal waters.
The following list details Indian-water-rights-related litigation pending in federal, Tribal, and state courts. The information is compiled by the Tribal Water Institute
Melissa Kay joined NARF in September 2024 as an inaugural Tribal Water Institute Fellow based in the Boulder office. As a Tribal Water Institute Fellow, Melissa is working
Since the 1970s, the Native American Rights Fund has helped Tribal Nations achieve their water goals to secure access to safe and reliable water supplies through multi-party,
