The Rights of Nature, with Samantha Skenandore of the Ho-Chunk Nation

Attorney Samantha Skenandore of the Ho-Chunk Nation delivers a rousing speech about the movement to give nature legal personhood. The movement aims to shift the role of nature in society from that of property, to one with certain inherent rights — including the right to exist, thrive, flourish, regenerate and recover.

Skenandore gave this presentation on May 30, 2024 during the Children & Nature Network’s Nature Everywhere Conference in Madison, Wisconsin.

Adult and child gently cup their hands around a young green seedling growing in fresh soil.

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