Cherokee youth win legal rights for waterway in first all-female U.S. effort
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On January 8, 2026, the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians Tribal Council unanimously passed a resolution recognizing the legal rights of the Longperson waterway system, brought forward by the NAIWA Daughters (Indigenous girls aged 10-17), marking the first all-female-led rights-of-nature effort in the U.S. and only the second youth-led rights-of-nature resolution passed by a tribal nation.
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