NARF files amici curiae brief opposing anti-ICWA litigation, National Council for Adoption v. Jewell et al.
Last week, NARF filed an amici curiae (friend of the court) brief in the United States District Court for the...
Indian Child Welfare Act
NARF co-publishes ICWA Defense Project Memo
The Native American Rights Fund has a long history of working to enforce and uphold the requirements of the Indian...
Native American Rights Fund commits to defending the Indian Child Welfare Act
In 1978, Congress passed the Indian Child Welfare Act (ICWA) in an effort to address the soaring rates at which...
Call to Action: Submit Comments Supporting New ICWA Regulations
On March 20, 2015, the Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) issued proposed regulations guiding the application of the Indian Child...
NARF joins NICWA, NCAI, and AAIA in submitting comments to the BIA on its Guidelines for state courts in Indian child custody proceedings
Last week NARF joined the National Indian Child Welfare Association (NICWA), the National Congress of American Indians (NCAI), and the...
NARF attorneys participate in Indian Law Conference
This week NARF attorneys participated in the Federal Bar Association’s 2014 Indian Law Conference at the Pueblo of Pojoaque in...
Native American Rights Fund calls for Department of Justice Investigation of ICWA violations
The Native American Rights Fund (NARF) has joined with a coalition of other national Native organizations in requesting that the...
NARF voluntarily dismisses federal district court civil rights lawsuit on behalf of Veronica Brown
In consultation with our client, Angel Smith, the attorney appointed by the Cherokee Nation courts to represent the best interests...
NARF files complaint in federal district court to protect the civil rights of Veronica Brown; supporters issue Statement of Support to stop violation of Veronica’s civil rights by South Carolina courts
On July 31, the Native American Rights Fund filed a complaint in the United States District Court in South Carolina...
South Carolina Supreme Court Denies Rights to Baby Veronica; National Native Organizations to Advance Civil Rights Lawsuit
The South Carolina Supreme Court ruled today to deny the appeal filed by Dusten Brown and the Cherokee Nation of...
