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

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Gwich’in Tribes defend the Arctic Refuge’s Coastal Plain, the Sacred Place Where Life Begins

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The latest issue of our Legal Review examines McGirt v. Oklahoma and the US Supreme Court’s influence

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A win for Red Lake Nation Fisheries in the Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals helps preserve tribal sovereignty

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Rosebud Sioux and Fort Belknap Continue KXL Fight to Protect Land and People

January 10, 2021

On November 17, 2020, the Rosebud Sioux Tribe and the Fort Belknap Indian Community filed a federal lawsuit against the...

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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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