Forced to Choose Between Celebration and Spiritual Beliefs
On Wednesday, July 27, the Native American Rights Fund (NARF) presented an oral argument on behalf of Larissa Waln before...
Religious and Cultural Rights (Religious Freedom, Sacred Places, Repatriation, NAGPRA, Graduation)
Submission to UN Special Rapporteur on Native American Religious Freedom
In early July 2022, the Native American Rights Fund (NARF) provided information to the U.N. Special Rapporteur on Freedom of...
Tribes to Co-Manage Bears Ears National Monument
In a positive step forward for government-to-government relations, on Saturday, June 18, 2022, the Ute Mountain Ute Tribe, Navajo Nation,...
Wearing Eagle Plumes, Feathers, and Regalia at Graduation
NARF supports the Class of 2022! We look forward to you and your loved ones celebrating your great accomplishment and...
Launch of Sacred Places Project
To strengthen protections for Native Peoples’ sacred places in the United States, the Native American Rights Fund (NARF) has launched...
October 11 is Indigenous Peoples Day
Today is Indigenous Peoples Day, and there is much to celebrate! On October 8, 2021, President Biden signed a proclamation...
Lummi Carvers Arrive At the Straits of Mackinac
To raise awareness about environmental threats to the Place Where Life Began (the Straits of Mackinac), the Bay Mills Indian...
Tribes Respond to KXL Pipeline Termination
On Wednesday, June 9, 2021, TransCanada (TC Energy) announced that it is terminating its Keystone XL (KXL) pipeline project. Rosebud...
Great Plains Tribes Win Important Legal Fight to Protect Tribal Water and Treaty Resources
The Great Plains Tribal Chairmen’s Association (GPTCA), the Native American Rights Fund (NARF), and the National Congress of American Indians...
Court Decision Protects the Badger-Two Medicine Area
Today, the United States Court of Appeals for the DC Circuit issued a ruling in Solenex v. Bernhardt, a case...
