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

To strengthen protections for Native American peoples’ sacred places, NARF has launched a new project.

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The Crow Tribe defended its sovereignty in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit.

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Tribes and voters are challenging North Dakota’s state legislative map as unlawfully diluting Native voting rights.

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Native Voters in South Dakota Demand Access to Electoral Rights

May 18, 2022

Delayed redistricting plan in Lyman County suppresses Native American voters Today, the Lower Brule Sioux Tribe and individual voters filed...

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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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