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Indigenous Law

This page identifies initiatives that express ecological jurisprudence within any piece of legislation or constitution passed by the main legislative body of an Indigenous Nation (e.g. Tribal Nation, First Nation, etc.). The terms commonly used to refer to these pieces of legislation are constitution, tribal council resolution, band council resolution, tribal codes/ordinances, etc. It is important to note that these terms vary depending on the legal tradition in which they are located and regional legal plurality (e.g. across Oceania, North America, South America, etc.).

Menominee Tribe of Wisconsin (USA) Resolution: Rights of the Menominee River

Menominee Indian Tribe (Wisconsin, USA)
Approved in 2020
Indigenous Law
Freshwater Ecosystem
In 2020, the legislature of the Menominee Tribe of Wisconsin adopted a resolution recognizing the rights of the Menominee River.Read More →

?Esdilagh First Nation: ʔElhdaqox Dechen Ts’edilhtan (Sturgeon River Law)

Tŝilhqot’in Nation (British Columbia, Canada)
Approved in 2020
Indigenous Law
Freshwater Ecosystem
In 2020, the ʔEsdilagh First Nation in British Columbia passed a law on their rights and responsibilities as caretakers of the ʔElhdaqox (Sturgeon River).Read More →

Nez Perce (USA) Tribal Resolution: Rights of the Snake River

Nez Perce Tribal Nation (Idaho, USA)
Approved in 2020
Indigenous Law
Freshwater Ecosystem
In 2020, Nez Perce Tribe leaders passed a resolution recognizing the rights of Snake River and giving it legal personhood.Read More →

White Earth Nation (USA) Tribal Resolution: Rights of Manoomin

White Earth Nation (Minnesota, USA)
Approved in 2018
Indigenous Law
Freshwater Ecosystem, Plant
In 2018, the White Earth Band established the rights of Manoomin (wild rice) on the White Earth Reservation and throughout 1855 ceded territory.Read More →

Ho-Chunk Nation (USA) Constitutional Amendment: Rights of Nature

Ho-Chunk Nation (Wisconsin, USA)
Approved in 2018
Indigenous Law
All Nature
In 2018, the Ho-Chunk Nation became the first to amend its tribal constitution to include rights of nature.Read More →
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