Native American ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE

Join the Native American Rights Fund and Stand Firm for Environmental Justice!
"We must protect the forests for our children, grandchildren and children yet to be born. We must protect the forests for those who can't speak for themselves such as the birds, animals, fish and trees." - Qwatsinas, Nuxalk Nation The Native American Rights Fund (NARF) strives to protect the earth. We accomplish this through our case work in the courts, our partnerships with other national organizations and through our internal greening practices.
NARF's Legal Environmental Case Work Protection of Tribal Natural Resources
	The culture and way of life of many indigenous peoples are inextricably tied to their aboriginal habitat. For those tribes that still maintain traditional ties to the natural world, suitable habitat is required in order to exercise their treaty-protected hunting, fishing, gathering, and trapping rights and to sustain their relationships with the animals, plants, and fish that comprise their aboriginal habitats. As Native Communities simultaneously face attacks on their fundamental human rights to self-determination, to feed both family and spirit through subsistence hunting and fishing activities and to be free of discrimination, NARF has long been instrumental in assisting tribes to assert hunting and fishing rights, which are guaranteed by treaty or other federal law. NARF also works to secure allocations of water for present and future needs for Indian tribes. Read more...
NARF's Commitment to Environmental Sustainability
	It is clear that our natural world is undergoing severe, unsustainable and catastrophic climate change that adversely impacts the lives of people and ecosystems worldwide. Native Americans are especially vulnerable and are experiencing disproportionate negative impacts on their cultures, health and food systems. In response, the Native American Rights Fund (NARF) is committed to environmental sustainability through its mission, work and organizational values. Native Americans and other indigenous peoples have a long tradition of living sustainably with the natural world by understanding the importance of preserving natural resources and respecting the interdependence of all living things. Read more...
Former NARF Board Member Publishes Article on Climate Change and Indigenous Environmental Self-Determination
	Rebecca Tsosie, former NARF Board and Executive Director of the Indian Legal Program at the Sandra Day O'Connor College of Law, recently published an article, "Climate Change, Sustainability, and Globalization: Charting the Future of Indigenous Environmental Self-Determination," in a symposium issue of the Houston Environmental & Energy Law & Policy Journal. Read more...
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DONATE TO NARF'S GREEN FUND The Green Fund is dedicated to protecting and supporting Mother Earth. Donations to the NARF Green Fund will be used to support case work addressing global warming and climate change issues (90%) and to support NARF's internal commitment to environmental sustainability (10%).