NARF also "provides legal representation and technical assistance to Indian tribes, organizations and individuals nationwide.
"[1] The Native American Rights Fund started as a pilot project under California Indian Legal Services in Berkeley, then spun off and moved to Boulder in 1971.
David Getches was the founding Executive Director with John Echohawk (Pawnee) taking over the role in 1973.
[5] NARF is governed by a volunteer board of directors composed of thirteen Native Americans from different tribes throughout the country with a variety of expertise in Indian matters.
The Tribal Supreme Court Project does the following: One of NARF's earliest cases resulted in the 1974 Boldt Decision, in which a U.S. district judge ruled that Washington State must uphold tribal treaty rights, specifically fishing rights.