The Indigenous Circle is a place to share and promote legal models and strategies developed by and with Indigenous partners, including those based on customary Indigenous law.
The Indigenous Circle is a place to share and promote legal models and strategies developed by and with Indigenous partners, including those based on customary Indigenous law.
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A resolution adopted by the Nez Perce Tribe that seeks to recognize the inherent rights of the Snake River ecosystem and its importance to the tribe's cultural and spiritual identity, and calls for the restoration and protection of the river's health and well-being.
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A resolution that acknowledges and affirms the inherent rights of the Menominee River as a living entity with the right to exist, flourish, and naturally evolve, and seeks to protect it from harm caused by human activity.
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A treaty among Indigenous nations in North America aimed at protecting the rights and well-being of wolf populations, and preserving the ecological balance of their habitats.
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A treaty among Indigenous nations in North America to restore and protect the buffalo, which are central to their cultures and ways of life.
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A resolution passed by the White Earth Band of Ojibwe, recognizing the inherent rights of wild rice (Manoomin) and the responsibility of the tribe to protect and preserve these rights for future generations.
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A resolution that proclaims the inherent rights of nature and seeks to protect the natural environment as a living entity with rights that must be respected and upheld by human society.
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A declaration that asserts the sovereign rights of the Grassy Narrows First Nation over their traditional territory, and calls for the protection of their land, waters, and resources from further degradation and exploitation.
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A treaty among Indigenous nations in North America to stop trophy hunting and protect the rights of Grizzly bears.
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A resolution passed by the Ho-Chunk Nation Legislature that establishes a workgroup dedicated to exploring the Rights of Nature framework and its potential application to the Tribe's environmental laws and policies.
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