8.00AM (NZT) FRIDAY 24 APRIL – register here via MS Teams
Pemadashdakota (Rice Lake) is the first body of water in Ontario to receive this status, and the second in Canada after Quebec’s Magpie River set the precedent as it was granted legal personhood in 2021.
We’re honoured to host Chief Taynar Simpson of Alderville First Nation (Ontario) for an online kõrero about his community’s landmark recognition of legal personhood for Rice Lake.
Why does this matter for Aotearoa? Because across Te Moana-nui-a-Kiwa, Indigenous peoples have always understood rivers, lakes, harbours and coastlines as living relatives – not resources. Translating that understanding into legal reality is the work of our generation.
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Aotearoa Indigenous Rights Trust 