The Klamath River is now a person with full legal rights under Yurok Tribal Law. Amy Cordalis, General Counsel for the Yurok Tribe, joins the green gang to talk about what this means for the river and why giving recognizing “personhood” for the river is both a big and little leap under the law.
(As Mitt Romney sez: “Corporations are people too, my friend.”)
LISTEN BELOW:
“The EcoNews Report,” Oct. 12, 2019.
REQUIRED READING:
- H.R.1312 - Yurok Lands Act of 2019.
- “The
Klamath River now has the legal rights of a person,” High
Country News.
- “Yurok
Tribe honored by UN,” The Triplicate.
- “Tribe
Gives Personhood To Klamath River,” NPR.
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