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For the first time, a river is granted official rights and legal personhood in Canada USA - English Share this article Share this article QUEBEC, Feb. 23, 2021 /PRNewswire/ - The Muteshekau-shipu Alliance today announced the granting of legal personhood to the Magpie River, through the adoption of two parallel resolutions by the Innu Council of Ekuanitshit and the Minganie Regional County Municipality (RCM). The river is thus assigned nine rights, as well as potential legal guardians responsible primarily for ensuring that these rights are respected. This is the first such case in Canada. The...

23 febbraio 2021 18:31 Fonte: Adnkronos #ambiente - QUEBEC, Feb. 23, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- The Muteshekau-shipu Alliance today announced the granting of legal personhood to the Magpie River, through the adoption of two parallel resolutions by the Innu Council of Ekuanitshit and the Minganie Regional County Municipality (RCM). The river is thus assigned nine rights, as well as potential legal guardians responsible primarily for ensuring that these rights are respected. This is the first such case in Canada. The announcement was made in partnership with the International Observatory on the Righ...