Kelsey Leonard : Why lakes and rivers should have the same rights as humans

Kelsey Leonard·TEDWomen 2019
Why lakes and rivers should have the same rights as humans
Summary
When we hear about rights, we think about human rights and we think that humans are equal and great because we do a lot, for example, we can understand each other, can create many things, can learn, and so on. However, having rights means to restore to a normal or upright position, and a right in the first place shows morally correct, just, or honorable. Humans in the past didn't have the same rights, some humans were sacrificed but water is now sacrificed for us. We pollute lakes, rivers, and seas but we forget that we can't live if there is no water. Just water has to be restored to a normal or upright position and it must mean that lakes and rivers should have the same rights as humans.
Water is essential to life, only healthy water can create better ecosystems, it leads to thriving and creating connections not only for humans but also humans, animals. plans and so on. It's all and water is life.
The speaker said that Indigenous peoples like herself were not citizens under the law, but they gather on today. Water is the same. We can regain clean water with the same rights as humans like creating beautiful communities.