2019
Niibi Center Institute for the Rights of Nature
2019 Niibi Center Institute for the Rights of Nature
$70,000
Niibi Center
Callaway, MN, MN
Community Partners
White Earth Band of Chippewa
Funding Area
Description
The Institute for the Rights of Nature catalyzes and provides technical assistance to Indigenous peoples and tribal governments to develop Rights of Nature standards within legal systems, leveraging Indigenous nations’ sovereign authority to protect niibi (water) and manoomin (wild rice), the foundation of our traditional food system and spiritual health.