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For Native Americans, a river is more than a 'person,' it is also a sacred place

  • Written by Rosalyn R. LaPier, Associate Professor of Environmental Studies, The University of Montana
imageColorado River.AP Photo/Julie Jacobson, File

The environmental group Deep Green Resistance recently filed a first-of-its-kind legal suit against the state of Colorado asking for personhood rights for the Colorado River.

If successful, it would mean lawsuits can brought on behalf of the river for any harm done to it, as if it were a person.

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