A new institute created by a national Native nonprofit law group and a foundation that works to protect rivers will support tribal water rights advocacy, recruit and train the next generation of tribal water attorneys and provide education on tribal water law and policies. The Tribal Water Institute will be housed at the Native American Rights Fund, known as NARF, a national nonprofit organization that provides legal assistance to tribal governments, organizations and individuals in need of legal help on Indigenous law cases. The Walton Family Foundation committed $1.4 million over the next three years to support the institute.