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New Zealand grants a mountain personhood, recognizing Taranaki Maunga as sacred to the Indigenous Māori people
Wellington, New Zealand - A mountain in New Zealand considered an ancestor by Indigenous people was recognized as a legal person on Thursday after a new law granted it all the rights and ...
The Daily Telegraph20d
New Zealand mountain gets same legal rights as a person
The legal recognition of New Zealand’s second tallest mountain also affirms the Maori view that the mountain is sacred, and that many elements of the natural world are ancestors and living beings.
A New Zealand mountain has been granted personhood. Here’s why that matters
Mount Taranaki — now known as Taranaki Maunga, its Māori name — is the latest natural feature to be granted personhood in New Zealand.
Voice of America20d
New Zealand mountain is granted personhood, recognizing it as sacred for Maori
A mountain in New Zealand considered an ancestor by Indigenous people was recognized as a legal person on Thursday after a new law granted it all the rights and responsibilities of a human being.
The Independent20d
Country recognises mountain as legal human being
A mountain in New Zealand is now officially recognised as a human. Considered an ancestor by Indigenous people, the mountain was recognised as a legal person on Thursday after a new law granted it ...
Los Angeles Times21d
A New Zealand mountain is granted personhood, recognizing it as sacred for Maori
WELLINGTON, New Zealand — A mountain in New Zealand considered an ancestor by Indigenous people was recognized as a legal person Thursday after a new law granted it all the rights and ...
The Boston Globe21d
A New Zealand mountain is granted personhood, recognizing it as sacred for Māori
WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — A mountain in New Zealand considered an ancestor by Indigenous people was recognized as a legal person on Thursday after a new law granted it all the rights and ...