#31 - Inside Indian Country: A Discussion on Personhood for Rivers- Guest: Bryan Dupuis

Send us a textIn this episode, the Tribal Research Specialist (TRS) team discuss the ever-expanding phenomenon of applying "personhood" or legal human rights to river.  In the "Inside Indian Country" episodes we invited a guests living and thriving in Indian Country from a range of professions and educational levels to discuss their views and opinion.Our guest, Bryan Dupuis is an enrolled member of the Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes. He is a  non-traditional second-year law student at the Alexander Blewitt III School of Law at the University of Montana. He was raised on the Flathead Reservation and graduated from Two Eagle River School and recently received his Bachelor of Science in Hydrology at Salish Kootenai College. His partner is also a Masters student in the Wildlife Biology program at the U of M, and has two sons. They have all relocated to Missoula to completed their education. The episode focuses on the recent trend of gaining legal personhood for rivers and river corridors.  Many countries and communities have worked to ensure that their water bodies are protected as an acknowledgement of their life-giving  properties. The TRS team dives into this idea promoted by Bryan Dupuis and his study of the Maori's effort in Aotearoa.Read more here Join the discussion and  let us know your thoughts.Guest: Bryan Dupuis (Salish/Qlispe/Ksanka)Hosts: Aaron Brien (Apsáalooke), Shandin Pete (Salish/Diné)PodCast Website: tribalresearchspecialist.buzzsprout.comApple Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/tribal-research-specialist-the-podcast/id1512551396Spotify: open.spotify.com/show/1H5Y1pWYI8N6SYZAaawwxbTwitter: @tribalresearchspecialistFacebook: www.facebook.com/TribalResearchSpecialistYouTube: www.youtube.com/channel/UCL9HR4B2ubGK_aaQKEt179QWebsite: www.tribalresearchspecialist.comSupport the show

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