Indigenous Peoples lead the "Rights of Nature" movement, reflecting their worldviews that ecosystems have a right to flourish. This panel features Indigenous leaders whose tribes have adopted

Indigenous Peoples lead the "Rights of Nature" movement, reflecting their worldviews that ecosystems have a right to flourish. This panel features Indigenous leaders whose tribes have adopted Rights of Nature frameworks to protect sacred territories.

They will share practical strategies for organizing and implementing Rights of Nature campaigns within international legal frameworks. Join us to learn more about the movement and how you can participate.

The panel was moderated by Brittany Gondolfi, with speakers Samantha Skenandore, Danielle Greendeer, and Erin Matariki Carr. This talk was delivered at the 2023 Bioneers Conference.

Through colonization and trauma, many have lost connection to the natural world. Join activists Erin Matariki Carr and Claudia Peña as they discuss how creative expression can reconnect us to the

Through colonization and trauma, many have lost connection to the natural world. Join activists Erin Matariki Carr and Claudia Peña as they discuss how creative expression can reconnect us to the web of life, fostering interdependence and balance for all species.

Erin Matariki Carr (Ngāi Tūhoe/Ngāti Awa) works on Indigenous and Western legal systems in Aotearoa/New Zealand, notably on legal personhood for Te Urewera (weareriver.earth). Claudia Peña, Executive Director of For Freedoms and UCLA faculty, champions justice through art and education (forfreedoms.com).

Watch their full conversation from the 2024 Bioneers Conference: Video Link. Explore more Bioneers content: Bioneers Radio.

Erin Matariki Carr, a Maori lawyer and member of RIVER, is a leader in Aotearoa New Zealand's movement for constitutional transformation, honoring Te Tiriti o Waitangi 1840. This movement

Erin Matariki Carr, a Maori lawyer and member of RIVER, is a leader in Aotearoa New Zealand's movement for constitutional transformation, honoring Te Tiriti o Waitangi 1840. This movement challenges human superiority over land. A key initiative is the legal personhood granted to Te Urewera rainforest, ancestral homelands of Ngāi Tūhoe. This innovative approach removes human ownership, establishing a new kawa (law) focused on management for the land's benefit.

Carr previously helped implement policies for Te Urewera's legal personhood. As a project lead at RIVER, she continues to advance constitutional transformation, collaborating with groups like Tūmanako Consultants and Te Kuaka NZA.

Learn more at http://www.bioneers.org.