An event to commemorate the life of Raphaël André was held in Montreal’s Cabot Square Friday at Espace Raphael-André, a warming tent erected during the winter to provide shelter and food to those experiencing homelessness.
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A recent declaration of a river as a legal person in Canada recognizes Indigenous laws and governance, and champions people as the guardians of nature.
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As we witness three intersecting global crises, many of us are looking for new ways to solve our complex problems of climate change and biodiversity loss. Granting legal rights to nature provides a new way of thinking and may help us protect what we love and need. It requires a belief and understanding that we are not separate from the lands and waters that are the basis of our health and prosperity. Humans belong to a complicated and interconnected community of life on Earth.
This thinking is not new. Indigenous Peoples have known since time immemorial that humans cannot “own” the land or water. They see nature and animals as relatives, as part of a community to which people belong. This thinking underlies a refreshing new global movement to recognize the inherent Rights of Nature.