I fiumi che siamo
Rivendicazioni di identità narrativa indigena per giustificare la concessione della personalità giuridica a un fiume
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https://doi.org/10.15160/2282-5460/3045Parole chiave:
Rio delle Amazzoni e fiume Oder, Abitare, Personalità giuridica dei fiumi , Narrative indigene, Yonamami, Olga TakarczukAbstract
Questo articolo, appoggiandosi alle narrazioni indigene, identifica gli argomenti principali per concedere la personalità giuridica ai fiumi e nominare i cittadini indigeni come loro tutori legali. Le argomentazioni principali sono le seguenti: per i popoli indigeni, abitare sulle rive dei fiumi è una questione di identità. Questa identità si manifesta attraverso varie pratiche interpersonali, tra cui il linguaggio – quindi le narrazioni – e la cura. L’analisi delle narrazioni ha evidenziato validi motivi per concedere la personalità giuridica ai fiumi in virtù del legame esistente tra i fiumi e i loro abitanti, delle caratteristiche specifiche dei fiumi e della loro agency. Sia la personalità giuridica dei fiumi sia il ruolo di custodi legali degli abitanti rivieraschi sono istituzioni giuridiche essenziali per soddisfare gli interessi e le capacità critiche dei fiumi in un momento in cui questi fragili ecosistemi sono minacciati. Lo illustriamo utilizzando come esempi il Rio delle Amazzoni e il fiume Oder, e facendo riferimento ai racconti degli Yanomami e di Olga Tokarczuk.Riferimenti bibliografici
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