Document Type
Blog Post
Publication Date
6-19-2019
Abstract
No matter how well-intended, advocates reaching for personhood on behalf of rivers in the United States must think carefully about how to meaningfully engage the Indigenous peoples directly affected, or risk continuing practices of colonization. In that sense, the Colorado River case was a missed opportunity to contextualize the claim in terms of local Indigenous laws and cultures. Its dismissal provides an opportunity to reset and reach out before moving forward again.
Publication Title
Tribal Law Journal Blog
City
Albuquerque
First Page
1
Last Page
3
Recommended Citation
Laura Spitz,
Red River, White Law,
Tribal Law Journal Blog
1
(2019).
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