New Zealand mountain granted personhood, recognized

New Zealand grants a mountain personhood, recognizing Taranaki Maunga as sacred to the Indigenous Māori people
The legal recognition acknowledges the mountain's theft from the Māori of the Taranaki region after New Zealand was colonized. It fulfills an agreement of redress from the country's government to Indigenous people for harms perpetrated against the land since.
A New Zealand mountain is granted personhood, recognizing it as sacred for Māori
A mountain in New Zealand considered an ancestor by Indigenous people has been recognized as a legal person after a new law granted it all the rights and responsibilities of a human being
New Zealand mountain recognized as a legal person
Mount Taranaki, a mountain in New Zealand considered an ancestor by Indigenous people, was recognized as a legal person after a new law granted it all the rights and responsibilities of a human being.
Go Tell It on the Mountain: New Zealand Grants Legal Personhood to Mount Taranaki, Recognizing It as Sacred for Māori
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. Mount Taranaki — now known as Taranaki Maunga,
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Mount Taranaki — now known as Taranaki Maunga, its Māori name — is the latest natural feature to be granted personhood in New Zealand.
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