About

Since 1971, the Native American Rights Fund (NARF) has worked to provide legal assistance to Indian tribes, organizations, and individuals across the nation who might otherwise have gone without adequate representation. NARF has successfully asserted and defended the most important rights of Indians and tribes in hundreds of major cases, and has achieved significant results in such critical areas as tribal sovereignty, treaty rights, natural resource protection, and Indian education. NARF is a non-profit 501c(3) organization that focuses on applying existing laws and treaties to guarantee that national and state governments live up to their legal obligations. 

Retrieved from: https://www.narf.org/about-us/

Goals

NARF’s Five Priorities

  1. Preserve tribal existence
    The future existence of the remaining Indian tribes in this country depends ultimately upon secure and permanent land bases, and the rights of self-determination necessary to preserve traditional customs and ways of life. Read more. 
  2. Protect tribal natural resources
    The natural resources found on Indian lands vary greatly. NARF concentrates its efforts in asserting tribal resource rights and protecting them from loss and exploitation by non-Indians. Major resource protection includes land rights; water rights; hunting, fishing and gathering rights; environmental protection; timber rights; and prudent development of mineral resources. Read more. 
  3. Promote Native American human rightsThe Native American Rights Fund is concerned with securing basic human rights for Native Americans in such areas as education, health, housing and religious freedom rights. Read more. 
  4. Hold governments accountable to Native Americans 
    NARF focuses much of its efforts on guaranteeing that the federal and state governments are accountable for the proper recognition and enforcement of the many laws and regulations which govern the lives of Indian people. Read more. 
  5. Develop Indian law and educate the public about Indian rights, laws, and issues
    This involves not only the establishment of favorable court precedents in major areas of Indian law, but also the compilation and distribution of Indian law resources to everyone working on behalf of Indian rights. Read more.
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