Awa Tupua

Awa Tupua refers to the Whanganui River in New Zealand, which was legally recognised in 2017 as a living entity with the status of a "legal person". The Maori people have a deep spiritual and cultural connection to the river, viewing it as an ancestor and a single, indivisible being that has rights, duties, and liabilities like a human being.

Unexpected Things that are People - https://bengoldhaber.substack.com/p/unexpected-things-that-are-people - panlegal expressions of personhood