NARF/NCAI Joint Statement on SCOTUS Ruling on Castro-Huerta v. Oklahoma
Today, the U.S. Supreme Court, in a 5-4 decision, overturned the long-held understanding that states do not have authority to...
Tribal Sovereignty and Jurisdiction
A Win in Defending Tribal Sovereignty
UPDATE March 11, 2022: In a big win for the Tribe, the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed Crow tribal...
A New Model for Tribal Co-Management and Indigenous-Led Research and Economic Development in the Pribilof Islands Marine Ecosystem
NARF client, Aleut Community of St. Paul Island (ACSPI) is announcing today the Pribilof Islands Marine Ecosystem (PRIME) Initiative, a...
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...
US Supreme Court Set to Decide if For-Profit Corporations Will Receive Money Set Aside for Governments
On Monday, April 19, 2021, the United States Supreme Court heard oral arguments in Yellen v. Confederated Tribes of the...
Tribal Implementation Toolkit: United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples
The “Tribal Implementation Toolkit,” produced in collaboration between the Native American Rights Fund, the University of Colorado Law School, and...
Red Lake Nation Fisheries Win Helps Preserve Tribal Sovereignty
The Native American Rights Fund has helped to preserve the right of the Red Lake Band of Chippewa Indians to...
Clemency for Lezmond Mitchell
The following letter was sent to the White House, Department of Justice, and Department of Interior requesting clemency for Lezmond...
Seventh Circuit Reaffirms Oneida Nation Boundaries
Today, following in the footsteps of the US Supreme Court’s recent decision reaffirming the Muscogee (Creek) Nation’s reservation boundaries, the...
Historic Win in McGirt v. Oklahoma
The National Congress of American Indians (NCAI), the nation’s oldest, largest, and most representative organization comprised of American Indian and...
