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Movement Rights Movement Rights—aligning human laws with the laws of the Natural World since 2014.

Movement Rights mission is to work with Indigenous tribes and communities to align human laws and culture with the laws of the natural world in the time of climate chaos. We work to elevate the voice of Indigenous people at the UN, community meetings, regulatory hearings, and more. We work with national and global climate allies, sovereign Indigenous Nations and communities. We are in the streets,

in the news and in the courts, providing research and reports, convening strategic gatherings, and providing practical support to Indigenous communities working to recognize Indigenous Rights and the Rights of Nature. We have helped thousands of people connect the dots between the critical time we find ourselves in and the solutions that Indigenous people have always known: human activity must take place within the natural system of laws that govern life on Earth. Globally RON (or other words recognizing legal standing for ecosystems) is law in over a dozen countries. It is no coincidence that these efforts mostly led by Indigenous peoples because this is the work of undoing colonial notions of nature as property—as separate from human beings. Mainstream law and culture nearly everywhere says humans are owners of nature and as such we can destroy it for profit—colonialism is the story of separation. Indigenous wisdom understands humans are just one part of nature, not above it. And even in modern culture with our cell phones and supermarkets, Indigenous cosmology and Rights of Nature are not about living in the past—it is about living into the future, living in balance with the Earth’s offerings.

Isabella Z**i (Isabella Z**i) was recently interviewed on her advocacy for Rights of Nature as an Indigenous woman by Iv...
08/20/2026

Isabella Z**i (Isabella Z**i) was recently interviewed on her advocacy for Rights of Nature as an Indigenous woman by Ivy Vaino that will be available on Native Report early 2027. Stay tuned!

Isabella Z**i was recently interviewed on her advocacy for Rights of Nature as an Indigenous woman by Ivy Vainio that wi...
08/20/2026

Isabella Z**i was recently interviewed on her advocacy for Rights of Nature as an Indigenous woman by Ivy Vainio that will be available on Native Report - PBS North in early 2027. Stay tuned!

Recent highlights from the last several months.We’ve shared glimpses of this work along the way, but wanted to bring tog...
08/17/2026

Recent highlights from the last several months.

We’ve shared glimpses of this work along the way, but wanted to bring together some of the photos you may not have seen.

From Colombia to Ireland to the UK, these are some of the people, places, gatherings, and moments that have been part of the work to advance the Rights of Nature.

We’re deeply grateful for your continued support and solidarity. It makes this work possible and helps strengthen the movement for the Rights of Nature around the world.

Thank you for being with us.💕✨

08/14/2026

Good News: Land Back

After more than 50 years of fighting to reclaim their homelands, the Winnebago Tribe of Nebraska has regained 1,600 acres along the Missouri River.

The land was taken by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers in 1970 for a proposed recreation project. The Winnebago Land Transfer Act, signed into law in July 2024, finally returned the land to the Tribe.

This is more than the return of land—it is the continuation of generations of work to protect and restore Tribal homelands and sovereignty.

As Tribal Chairwoman Victoria Kitcheyan said, it is a “truly historic moment” for the Tribe. Native News Online

08/09/2026

Today is the International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples, and we are especially honoring Indigenous midwives.

We honor the vital role they play in supporting mothers, nurturing communities, and carrying knowledge forward to future generations.

08/09/2026

🔊 Sound on 🔊
A message from Casey Camp-Horinek…

Today is the International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples, and we are especially honoring Indigenous midwives.

We honor the vital role they play in supporting mothers, nurturing communities, and carrying knowledge forward to future generations.

07/15/2026

Casey Camp-Horinek speaking in Belfast, Ireland, about the importance of recognizing Rights of Nature. “You cannot give Rights to anything. You can only recognize or deny. We must recognize that nature inherently has Rights. Natural laws exist with or without us around…Only human beings have broken this law.”

07/13/2026

Casey Camp-Horinek speaking in Belfast, Ireland, about her initial resistance to Rights of Nature after witnessing how “law” had been used to forcibly remove Indigenous people from their lands. Over time, she came to understand the importance of Rights of Nature as a powerful tool to defend and protect the land.

Movement Rights was in Ireland to meet with Rights of Nature advocates in both the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland. We were inspired to learn from the important work happening across the “Emerald Isle.”

07/07/2026

Recently Movement Rights was in Ireland to meet with Rights of Nature advocates in both the Republic of Ireland and In Northern Ireland. We were inspired to learn from the work happening across the “Emerald Isle.”

Indigenous Programs Director Julia Horinek was at Queens College School of Law in Belfast talking about our upcoming Intertribal Rights of Rivers Alliance gathering, and sharing how Rights of Nature and Just transition are linked in our work and Indigenous prophesy. We learn from the past how to live today in balance and reciprocity.

Thank you to our hosts at Queen’s College and many wonderful Rights of Nature advocates we met in Ireland 🇮🇪 we look forward to more connections. ☘️

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