Ponca Nation (USA) Resolution: rights of rivers
the Ponca Nation adopted the Rights of Rivers law, a new statute recognizing the immutable legal rights of two rivers that flow through Ponca territoryRead More →
Indigenous Model
This page identifies initiatives that are Indigenous-led and/or co-developed and applies Indigenous ways of knowing and positioning such as relationality and responsibilities to an entity of nature, recognizing it as living and possessing spirit. An initiative is considered Indigenous-led and/or co-developed when one or more of the groups involved in the initiative self-identifies as Indigenous.
Hawaii (USA) State Law: Mauna Kea stewardship and oversight authority
Hawaii passes Act recognizing Mauna Kea as a sacred spiritual site and establishes a stewardship authority based on Indigenous management.Read More →
U’wa Nation Indigenous Declaration: ancestral territory and sacred site Zizuma (El Cocuy National Park)
In March 2016, the U’wa people ratified their position of territorial defense of their ancestral sacred site Mt. Zizuma in Colombia’s El Cocuy National Park.Read More →
Hopi Tribe (USA) Proclamation: preserve and protect Sípàapu
Hopi and Black Mesa Trust 'Proclamation to Preserve and Protect Sípàapu' recognizes the right to life of human and non-human beingsRead More →
National Congress of American Indians (USA) Resolution: supporting rights of nature
National Congress of American Indians (NCAI) resolution supporting rights of Nature and efforts of Tribal Nations to recognize and enforce within tribal lawRead More →
Martuwarra Fitzroy River Council Conservation and Management Plan
the Martuwarra River Council created a Management Plan recognizing First Law and guardianship, to protect the river's right to flow as a living ancestral beingRead More →
Tohono O’odham Nation (USA) Resolution: personhood of saguaro cacti
Resolution from Tohono O'odham Legislative Council acknowledges legal personhood and affirms Ha:san (saguaros cacti) as an O’odham person, kin, and sacred plantRead More →
Martuwarra Fitzroy River Declaration (Australia)
The Fitzroy River Declaration expresses First Law of Martuwarra Nations, recognizing "the Fitrzoy River is a living ancestral being and has a right to life"Read More →