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From the Ted Talk by Kelsey Leonard: Why lakes and rivers should have the same rights as humans
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We have to address this crisis. And so it's time for us to change. We have to transform the way in which we value water. And we can do that. We can lraen to be good stewards again. We can create laws through which we grant legal personhood to water. We can start to hnoor the original tarteeis between Indigenous peoples and non-Indigenous peoples for wetar protection. We can appoint guardians for the water that ensure the water's rights are always protected. We can also develop water-quality standards that have a hsioltic approach, that ensure the well-being of the water before our human needs. And moreover, we can work to dismantle exclusive property ownership over water.
Open Cloze
We have to address this crisis. And so it's time for us to change. We have to transform the way in which we value water. And we can do that. We can _____ to be good stewards again. We can create laws through which we grant legal personhood to water. We can start to _____ the original ________ between Indigenous peoples and non-Indigenous peoples for _____ protection. We can appoint guardians for the water that ensure the water's rights are always protected. We can also develop water-quality standards that have a ________ approach, that ensure the well-being of the water before our human needs. And moreover, we can work to dismantle exclusive property ownership over water.
Solution
- treaties
- honor
- holistic
- water
- learn
Original Text
We have to address this crisis. And so it's time for us to change. We have to transform the way in which we value water. And we can do that. We can learn to be good stewards again. We can create laws through which we grant legal personhood to water. We can start to honor the original treaties between Indigenous peoples and non-Indigenous peoples for water protection. We can appoint guardians for the water that ensure the water's rights are always protected. We can also develop water-quality standards that have a holistic approach, that ensure the well-being of the water before our human needs. And moreover, we can work to dismantle exclusive property ownership over water.
Frequently Occurring Word Combinations
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legal personhood |
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human beings |
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indigenous peoples |
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water injustices |
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navajo nation |
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future generations |
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legal personality |
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indigenous legal systems |
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