New Zealand on Thursday passed a landmark law granting Mount Taranaki the status of a legal person, in a move that recognizes its cultural significance to Māori iwi (people) as a sacred ancestor. This ...

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A mountain in New Zealand considered an ancestor by Indigenous people has ... which has ruled that a river and a stretch of sacred land are people before. The pristine, snow-capped dormant volcano ...

On Thai Amavasai, devotees take a holy bath in sacred waters. They perform Shradh and Tarpan rituals to honour their deceased ancestors. These rituals are usually conducted on riverbanks or seashores.

A mountain in New Zealand considered an ancestor by Indigenous people was recognised as a legal person on Thursday ... which has ruled that a river and a stretch of sacred land are people before. A ...

Wellington, New Zealand - A mountain in New Zealand considered an ancestor by Indigenous people ... which has ruled that a river and a stretch of sacred land are people before.

A New Zealand Mountain Is Granted Personhood, Recognizing It as Sacred for Māori WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — A mountain in New Zealand considered an ancestor by Indigenous people was ...

WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — A mountain in New Zealand considered an ancestor by Indigenous people ... which has ruled that a river and a stretch of sacred land are people before.