Native American Rights Fund (NARF): Nonprofit Indian Law Firm : Native American Rights Fund

We ask for nothing more, and will accept nothing less than the US government keeping the promises made to Native Americans. - John Echohawk

Indian Education for All, Montana parents and tribes insist that the state responsibly implement and administer public education resources as mandated by law, which will benefit every public school student.

Montana Office of Public Instruction must fulfill state promise for Indian Education for All.

Why does voting in U.S. elections matter for Native peoples?

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Alaska tribes seek to protect salmon from wasteful commercial practices.

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NARF/NCAI Joint Statement on SCOTUS Ruling on Castro-Huerta v. Oklahoma

June 29, 2022

Today, the U.S. Supreme Court, in a 5-4 decision, overturned the long-held understanding that states do not have authority to...

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Answers to the most common questions we hear

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Since 1970, NARF (a 501c(3) nonprofit) has provided specialized legal assistance to Native American tribes, organizations, and individuals nationwide.

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NARF has achieved great progress for Indian Country in such critical areas as tribal sovereignty, treaty rights, natural resource protection, voting rights, and Indian education.

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NARF is governed by a Native American board of directors with thirteen representatives from tribes representing the regions of the United States, including Alaska and Hawai'i.

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About 59 percent of tribes have a tribal judicial system. NARF supports the Indigenous Peacemaking Initiative and the ability of tribe's to define their own culturally based forms of justice.

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