In bid to protect whales, Polynesian indigenous groups give them 'personhood'

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In bid to protect whales, Polynesian indigenous groups give them 'personhood'

Polynesian indigenous groups revere whales, legally recognized as persons in historic treaty. Maori, He Whakaputanga Moana, Hinemoana Halo Ocean Initiative, Mere Takoko, Whanganui River, Tuheitia Potatau te Wherowhero VII, Rarotonga, Maori king, paramount chiefs, indigenous navigation, ship strikes, climate change threats involved.