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A river in Canada granted official rights and legal personhood

Last Updated: A River In Canada Granted Official Rights And Legal Personhood In a first, Magpie river, a  waterbody in Canada s province of Quebec has been granted the designation of a “legal person” by the city council. Image Credits: internationalrivers.org In a first, a  river in the Canadian province of Quebec has been granted the designation of a “legal person” by the city council. Magpie River, which flows for a stretch of 120 miles in the Cote Nord region, was in February, granted the special designation by Innu Council of Ekuanitshit. The river has been at the heart of the region’s Innu community, which backed the move highlighting that it has given them an additional tool to protect the waterbody.

This river in Canada is now a legal person

This river in Canada is now a ‘legal person’ Jillian Kestler-D Amours © The Magpie River, a 300km waterway in the Cote Nord region of the Canadian province of Quebec, was r. The Magpie River, a 300km waterway in the Cote Nord region of the Canadian province of Quebec, was recognised as a legal person in February [Courtesy Uapukun Metokosho/International Observatory on the Rights of Nature] Montreal, Canada – Jean-Charles Pietacho says the belief that nature is a living thing that must be respected, has been at the heart of the Innu people’s way of life for generations. But now, that idea has been applied in a new way as the Innu Council of Ekuanitshit in February recognised the Magpie River, a 300km (186 miles) waterway in the Cote Nord region of the Canadian province of Quebec, as a “legal person”.

This river in Canada is now a legal person | Environment News

This river in Canada is now a legal person | Environment News
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