Native American Rights Fund
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Native-led nonprofit that holds governments accountable & protects Native rights, resources, and lifeways through litigation, legal advocacy, & expertise.🪶#NARF #NativeRights
DYK the National Indian Law Library (NILL) at the Native American Rights Fund is the only law library in the country dedicated exclusively to federal Indian and Tribal law?
For more than 50 years, NILL has provided free access to legal resources that strengthen Tribal sovereignty: narf.org/nill
For more than 50 years, NILL has provided free access to legal resources that strengthen Tribal sovereignty: narf.org/nill
November 18, 2025 at 7:17 PM
DYK the National Indian Law Library (NILL) at the Native American Rights Fund is the only law library in the country dedicated exclusively to federal Indian and Tribal law?
For more than 50 years, NILL has provided free access to legal resources that strengthen Tribal sovereignty: narf.org/nill
For more than 50 years, NILL has provided free access to legal resources that strengthen Tribal sovereignty: narf.org/nill
TOMORROW: Join us for “The Supreme Court, the Voting Rights Act, and the 2026 Elections.” A timely conversation on how recent court decisions could shape Native voting rights in the years ahead. This webinar will feature NARF Staff Attorney Samantha Blencke speaking on the panel:
Welcome! You are invited to join a webinar: The Supreme Court, the Voting Rights Act, and the 2026 Elections. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining the webinar.
Ellen Katz, University of Michigan Samantha Blencke, Native American Rights Fund (NARF) Deuel Ross, Legal Defense Fund Moderated by Rick Hasen, UCLA School of Law UCLA School of Law is a State Bar of...
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November 18, 2025 at 12:49 AM
TOMORROW: Join us for “The Supreme Court, the Voting Rights Act, and the 2026 Elections.” A timely conversation on how recent court decisions could shape Native voting rights in the years ahead. This webinar will feature NARF Staff Attorney Samantha Blencke speaking on the panel:
If you’ll be at the #NCAIAnnual, please join us for Rising Waters: Celebrating and Honoring Our Connection to Water, hosted by NARF and the Affiliated Tribes of Northwest Indians. Let’s honor our shared responsibility to protect and celebrate water. #NCAI #ATNI #RisingWaters
November 14, 2025 at 10:40 PM
If you’ll be at the #NCAIAnnual, please join us for Rising Waters: Celebrating and Honoring Our Connection to Water, hosted by NARF and the Affiliated Tribes of Northwest Indians. Let’s honor our shared responsibility to protect and celebrate water. #NCAI #ATNI #RisingWaters
Tribal Nations are sovereign govt's with inherent authority over their lands and citizens—a political status that predates the U.S. and continues to be recognized today. Understanding Tribal sovereignty, citizenship, and the U.S. trust responsibility is essential to justice:
About: Tribal Nations, Tribal Citizens, and the United States - Native American Rights Fund
Tribal Nations are sovereign governments with inherent authority over their lands and citizens. This is a political status that predates the establishment of the United States and continues to be…
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November 14, 2025 at 7:00 PM
Tribal Nations are sovereign govt's with inherent authority over their lands and citizens—a political status that predates the U.S. and continues to be recognized today. Understanding Tribal sovereignty, citizenship, and the U.S. trust responsibility is essential to justice:
Tribal Nations in Oklahoma face many water quality and quantity issues. Not only is the state coming off a five-year drought, but flooding is also frequent. Surface water quality is poor because of agricultural runoff and algal blooms. Read more:
Tribal Water Issues in Oklahoma - Native American Rights Fund
Tribal Nations in Oklahoma face many water quality and quantity issues. Not only is the state coming off a five-year drought, but flooding is also frequent. Surface water quality is poor because of…
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November 12, 2025 at 9:01 PM
Tribal Nations in Oklahoma face many water quality and quantity issues. Not only is the state coming off a five-year drought, but flooding is also frequent. Surface water quality is poor because of agricultural runoff and algal blooms. Read more:
Today we honor all who have served—and recognize the extraordinary contributions of Native veterans. Native peoples have served in the U.S. Armed Forces at higher rates per capita than any other group, carrying forward generations of courage, sacrifice, and commitment to protecting their homelands.
November 11, 2025 at 6:02 PM
Today we honor all who have served—and recognize the extraordinary contributions of Native veterans. Native peoples have served in the U.S. Armed Forces at higher rates per capita than any other group, carrying forward generations of courage, sacrifice, and commitment to protecting their homelands.
Seventeen Native children taken to the Carlisle Indian Industrial School in the late 1800s have finally returned home. Read about this important step toward truth, justice, and healing after the devastating legacy of the federal boarding school era: buff.ly/N1zhl15
#BoardingSchoolHealing
#BoardingSchoolHealing
The remains and stories of Native American students are being reclaimed from a Pennsylvania cemetery
The latest round of exhumations of Native American students from a cemetery at the former Carlisle Indian Industrial School in Pennsylvania resulted in the remains of 17 students being repatriated to…
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November 10, 2025 at 5:02 PM
Seventeen Native children taken to the Carlisle Indian Industrial School in the late 1800s have finally returned home. Read about this important step toward truth, justice, and healing after the devastating legacy of the federal boarding school era: buff.ly/N1zhl15
#BoardingSchoolHealing
#BoardingSchoolHealing
Last week, NARF’s Tribal Water Institute was honored to host Protecting Tribal Waters, a symposium that brought together Tribal leaders, advocates, and legal experts to discuss the impacts of recent court decisions and ongoing efforts to protect clean water and Tribal sovereignty. #CleanWaterAct
November 7, 2025 at 11:30 PM
Last week, NARF’s Tribal Water Institute was honored to host Protecting Tribal Waters, a symposium that brought together Tribal leaders, advocates, and legal experts to discuss the impacts of recent court decisions and ongoing efforts to protect clean water and Tribal sovereignty. #CleanWaterAct
Oklahoma’s Tribal Nations are standing up for their right to protect the waters that sustain their people, lands, and ways of life. As the state tries to limit Tribal authority, communities face droughts, floods, and contamination: challenges that threaten sovereignty and survival:
Tribal Water Issues in Oklahoma - Native American Rights Fund
Tribal Nations in Oklahoma face many water quality and quantity issues. Not only is the state coming off a five-year drought, but flooding is also frequent. Surface water quality is poor because of…
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November 6, 2025 at 7:01 PM
Oklahoma’s Tribal Nations are standing up for their right to protect the waters that sustain their people, lands, and ways of life. As the state tries to limit Tribal authority, communities face droughts, floods, and contamination: challenges that threaten sovereignty and survival:
How can Tribal Nations assert sovereignty and ensure development aligns with their values? The Implementation Project, a partnership between NARF and CU Boulder, created a new Tribal guide to applying Free, Prior, and Informed Consent (FPIC) in conservation and development: buff.ly/EWrqTaF
November 5, 2025 at 4:01 PM
How can Tribal Nations assert sovereignty and ensure development aligns with their values? The Implementation Project, a partnership between NARF and CU Boulder, created a new Tribal guide to applying Free, Prior, and Informed Consent (FPIC) in conservation and development: buff.ly/EWrqTaF
November is Native American Heritage Month! Take time to learn about the histories, rights, and ongoing contributions of Indigenous peoples. Get the latest news on the fight for Native rights at buff.ly/D4SU86y
We celebrate the deep roots, resilience, and self-determination of Tribal Nations.
We celebrate the deep roots, resilience, and self-determination of Tribal Nations.
November 3, 2025 at 8:34 PM
November is Native American Heritage Month! Take time to learn about the histories, rights, and ongoing contributions of Indigenous peoples. Get the latest news on the fight for Native rights at buff.ly/D4SU86y
We celebrate the deep roots, resilience, and self-determination of Tribal Nations.
We celebrate the deep roots, resilience, and self-determination of Tribal Nations.
ICYMI: The Liquid I.V. x NowThis series highlights leaders and organizations working to expand clean water access – and we’re honored to be part of it. Our episode showcases the heart of our water work and the impact we’re striving to make every day. Watch now:
NARF Featured in Clean Water Video Series - Native American Rights Fund
We’re thrilled to share that NARF Staff Attorney Daniel Cordalis, who leads our Tribal Water Institute, has just been featured in the newly launched Liquid I.V. x NowThis video series. The series…
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October 31, 2025 at 8:01 PM
ICYMI: The Liquid I.V. x NowThis series highlights leaders and organizations working to expand clean water access – and we’re honored to be part of it. Our episode showcases the heart of our water work and the impact we’re striving to make every day. Watch now:
Election Day is almost here!
If you experience any issues while voting, from registration questions to polling place problems, help is just a call away.
📞 Election Protection Hotline: 866-OUR-VOTE (866-687-8683)
Save this number in your phone so you’re prepared and protected at the polls.
If you experience any issues while voting, from registration questions to polling place problems, help is just a call away.
📞 Election Protection Hotline: 866-OUR-VOTE (866-687-8683)
Save this number in your phone so you’re prepared and protected at the polls.
October 30, 2025 at 7:02 PM
Election Day is almost here!
If you experience any issues while voting, from registration questions to polling place problems, help is just a call away.
📞 Election Protection Hotline: 866-OUR-VOTE (866-687-8683)
Save this number in your phone so you’re prepared and protected at the polls.
If you experience any issues while voting, from registration questions to polling place problems, help is just a call away.
📞 Election Protection Hotline: 866-OUR-VOTE (866-687-8683)
Save this number in your phone so you’re prepared and protected at the polls.
Tribal Nations in Oklahoma are confronting drought, flooding, and contamination — all while the state continues to block their authority to protect water on their own lands.
Water is not only a resource; it’s a matter of sovereignty, health, and survival.
Read more: buff.ly/nNOOcMF
Water is not only a resource; it’s a matter of sovereignty, health, and survival.
Read more: buff.ly/nNOOcMF
October 29, 2025 at 6:03 PM
Tribal Nations in Oklahoma are confronting drought, flooding, and contamination — all while the state continues to block their authority to protect water on their own lands.
Water is not only a resource; it’s a matter of sovereignty, health, and survival.
Read more: buff.ly/nNOOcMF
Water is not only a resource; it’s a matter of sovereignty, health, and survival.
Read more: buff.ly/nNOOcMF
It’s #VoteEarlyDay! Native voices are powerful—and every early ballot strengthens our say in the future of our Tribal Nations and communities. 🗳️
✅ Visit voteearlyday.org to find when and where you can vote
✅ Cast your ballot early
✅ Celebrate your voice in action!
✅ Visit voteearlyday.org to find when and where you can vote
✅ Cast your ballot early
✅ Celebrate your voice in action!
October 28, 2025 at 3:03 PM
It’s #VoteEarlyDay! Native voices are powerful—and every early ballot strengthens our say in the future of our Tribal Nations and communities. 🗳️
✅ Visit voteearlyday.org to find when and where you can vote
✅ Cast your ballot early
✅ Celebrate your voice in action!
✅ Visit voteearlyday.org to find when and where you can vote
✅ Cast your ballot early
✅ Celebrate your voice in action!
Five Tribal Nations have announced the formation of the new Chuckwalla National Monument Intertribal Commission: a historic step in ensuring that the management of these ancestral homelands reflects Indigenous leadership, values, and stewardship.
🔗 Learn more: buff.ly/2xtBIAf
🔗 Learn more: buff.ly/2xtBIAf
October 27, 2025 at 9:02 PM
Five Tribal Nations have announced the formation of the new Chuckwalla National Monument Intertribal Commission: a historic step in ensuring that the management of these ancestral homelands reflects Indigenous leadership, values, and stewardship.
🔗 Learn more: buff.ly/2xtBIAf
🔗 Learn more: buff.ly/2xtBIAf
On this #UnitedNationsDay, we invite you to check out our new resource! The Implementation Project, a partnership between NARF and CU Boulder, just released The Tribal Guide to Implementing FPIC in the Context of Conservation and Development.
Read the guide here: buff.ly/8jMT3St
Read the guide here: buff.ly/8jMT3St
October 24, 2025 at 5:25 PM
On this #UnitedNationsDay, we invite you to check out our new resource! The Implementation Project, a partnership between NARF and CU Boulder, just released The Tribal Guide to Implementing FPIC in the Context of Conservation and Development.
Read the guide here: buff.ly/8jMT3St
Read the guide here: buff.ly/8jMT3St
Earlier this month, NARF attorneys joined partners and advocates at the Democracy Reform Summit in Phoenix, Arizona. Hosted by the Brennan Center for Justice, ASU Law Indian Legal Clinic, and NARF, the events focused on removing barriers to Native political participation and advancing strategies.
October 23, 2025 at 11:19 PM
Earlier this month, NARF attorneys joined partners and advocates at the Democracy Reform Summit in Phoenix, Arizona. Hosted by the Brennan Center for Justice, ASU Law Indian Legal Clinic, and NARF, the events focused on removing barriers to Native political participation and advancing strategies.
Recently, we were honored to meet with the Urban Native Education Alliance to share stories, lessons, and reflections on NARF’s work across Indian Country. The visit was filled with heartfelt conversation, laughter, and inspiration. Thank you for your visit and the meaningful exchange!
October 21, 2025 at 4:14 PM
Recently, we were honored to meet with the Urban Native Education Alliance to share stories, lessons, and reflections on NARF’s work across Indian Country. The visit was filled with heartfelt conversation, laughter, and inspiration. Thank you for your visit and the meaningful exchange!
With a wealth of unappropriated water, Alaska is uniquely situated to protect Tribal water resources and avoid over-allocation mistakes that Western states often make. Because of the abundance of water, fights over the amount of allocated water in Alaska rarely occur:
Protecting Tribal waters in Alaska - Native American Rights Fund
With a wealth of unappropriated water, Alaska is uniquely situated to protect Tribal water resources and avoid over allocation mistakes made by states in the western United States. Because of the…
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October 16, 2025 at 3:03 PM
With a wealth of unappropriated water, Alaska is uniquely situated to protect Tribal water resources and avoid over-allocation mistakes that Western states often make. Because of the abundance of water, fights over the amount of allocated water in Alaska rarely occur:
Chi’chil Biłdagoteel (Oak Flat) is sacred to the Apache people—a place of creation, prayer, and connection. Last month, NCAI and NATHPO filed a joint brief supporting the San Carlos Apache Tribe’s fight to protect this sacred place.
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Defending Oak Flat and protecting Native sacred places on federal lands - Native American Rights Fund
On September 15, 2025, the National Congress of American Indians (NCAI) and National Association of Tribal Historic Preservation Officers (NATHPO) filed an amici curiae brief in the United States…
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October 15, 2025 at 6:04 PM
Chi’chil Biłdagoteel (Oak Flat) is sacred to the Apache people—a place of creation, prayer, and connection. Last month, NCAI and NATHPO filed a joint brief supporting the San Carlos Apache Tribe’s fight to protect this sacred place.
Read more:
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Our thoughts are with the communities across Western Alaska—from Kwigillingok to Kotzebue—that are dealing with the devastating impacts of Typhoon Halong. The unprecedented storm resulted in record flooding and has destroyed homes, displaced families, and damaged infrastructure: bit.ly/47lXrBd
October 15, 2025 at 2:20 PM
Our thoughts are with the communities across Western Alaska—from Kwigillingok to Kotzebue—that are dealing with the devastating impacts of Typhoon Halong. The unprecedented storm resulted in record flooding and has destroyed homes, displaced families, and damaged infrastructure: bit.ly/47lXrBd
Join us Wednesday, October 15, 9–11:30 AM ET at the U.S. Supreme Court as @NAACP_LDF fights to protect the Voting Rights Act in Louisiana v. Callais. Fair maps = fair representation. Watch the livestream: buff.ly/W5nsHjZ
October 14, 2025 at 11:15 PM
Join us Wednesday, October 15, 9–11:30 AM ET at the U.S. Supreme Court as @NAACP_LDF fights to protect the Voting Rights Act in Louisiana v. Callais. Fair maps = fair representation. Watch the livestream: buff.ly/W5nsHjZ
The Supreme Court’s refusal to hear RunItOneTime v. United States marks a victory for Tribal sovereignty and the integrity of the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act. The denial ensures that Tribes in Washington retain control over their gaming compacts and economic self-determination: buff.ly/fICsSlZ
A win for Tribal sovereignty - Native American Rights Fund
In a significant victory for Tribal sovereignty, the United States Supreme Court today denied cert in RunItOneTime LLC v. United States, a challenge to the constitutionality of the Indian Gaming…
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October 14, 2025 at 8:01 PM
The Supreme Court’s refusal to hear RunItOneTime v. United States marks a victory for Tribal sovereignty and the integrity of the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act. The denial ensures that Tribes in Washington retain control over their gaming compacts and economic self-determination: buff.ly/fICsSlZ
Today and every day, NARF honors the First Peoples of this land: sovereign Nations whose wisdom, resilience, and rights continue to guide our shared future.
Our work to defend Native lands, languages, and lifeways is rooted in the truth that sovereignty is not a gift. It is inherent.
Our work to defend Native lands, languages, and lifeways is rooted in the truth that sovereignty is not a gift. It is inherent.
October 13, 2025 at 4:41 PM
Today and every day, NARF honors the First Peoples of this land: sovereign Nations whose wisdom, resilience, and rights continue to guide our shared future.
Our work to defend Native lands, languages, and lifeways is rooted in the truth that sovereignty is not a gift. It is inherent.
Our work to defend Native lands, languages, and lifeways is rooted in the truth that sovereignty is not a gift. It is inherent.