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Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians Pass Historic Youth-Led Rights of Nature Resolution
Article IndigeneityRestoring Ecosystems
Eastern Band of Cherokee IndiansEBCIJasmine SmithKyndra PostoakMashpee Native Environmental AmbassadorsNAIWA DaughtersNorth American Indian Women's AssociationOconaluftee RiverRights of NatureThe LongpersonTsuwawater protectors

At the Eastern Band of Cherokee Tribal Council meeting on January 8, 2026, the Council read and unanimously passed a historic resolution affirming the rights of the stream system in the Great Smoky Mountains, known to the Cherokee as “the Longperson”.  The Council chamber, an intimate wood-planked room with a horseshoe-shaped table of... Read More

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