I AM THE RIVER’: HOW INDIGENOUS KNOWLEDGE RESHAPED NEW ZEALAND’S LAW

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Jan 12, 2026, 4:42:29 PMJan 12

to Radical Ecological Democracy Listserv, Ben Levy, Ashwani Vasishth

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‘I AM THE RIVER’: HOW INDIGENOUS KNOWLEDGE RESHAPED NEW ZEALAND’S LAW

The Whanganui River is officially a living being and legal person. Maori leaders explain how Indigenous knowledge and persistence made it happen.

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    Ashwani
       Vasishth
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