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Eco · Conservation & wildlife · published 2026-09-03 · via Mongabay

Cherokee Girls Win Legal Personhood for River in Historic U.S. Case

A group of young Cherokee women has achieved a legal victory granting rights to a waterway, marking the first such case in the United States led entirely by Indigenous females. The ruling sets a precedent for recognizing natural entities as rights holders.

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