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...
Tribal Sovereignty and Jurisdiction
Trump must respect sovereignty when he visits Mt. Rushmore on July 3
Cheyenne River, Oglala, and Rosebud Sioux tell administration to respect sovereignty as they address pandemic Sioux Nation, South Dakota — In...
Michigan Court Grants Temporary Shut Down of Line 5 Pipeline
Today a judge granted Attorney General Nessel’s request for a temporary restraining order, requiring Enbridge to immediately cease operation of...
Rosebud Statement of Support for CRST Lawsuit to Protect Reservation from COVID-19
Yesterday, the Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe filed suit against President Donald Trump, Chief of Staff Mark Meadows. Dr. Deborah Birx,...
CARES Funding Meant for Tribal Governments
NARF joined 12 other national and regional tribal organizations in sending a letter to Secretary of Interior Bernhardt and Secretary...
KXL Pipeline Man Camps – The New Smallpox Blanket
Francis Parkman was the first to document British General Jeffrey Amherst’s shameful plan to exterminate Indians by giving them smallpox-infected...
Seventh Circuit Hears Oneida Nation Case April 13
On April 13, 2020, the US Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit heard oral arguments in Oneida Nation v....
TransCanada Pushes KXL Construction Despite COVID-19 Threats
On the same day the Trump Administration announced that up to 240,000 people may succumb to the COVID-19 virus, TransCanada...
Tribes, Treaties, and US Law
NARF Staff Attorney Natalie Landreth recently appeared on a Comcast Newsmakers segment to talk about the unique political and legal...
Tribal College Deemed “Arm of Tribe”
In another victory for tribal sovereignty, the US Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit issued a ruling today that...
