Longperson Wakes

September 7, 2026

Cherokee girls aged 10-17 led the effort that won legal rights for the Longperson — a 790-mile living waterway from the Smokies to the Gulf. The first all-female-led rights-of-nature victory in the U.S.

Inspired by: https://news.mongabay.com/2026/09/cherokee-girls-win-legal-rights-for-waterway-in-first-all-female-u-s-effort/

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