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Environmental Studies

2023

Portland State University

Indigenous

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Indigenous Water Justice: Theory, Gaps, And Opportunities For Application, Ruby Howard Jun 2023

Indigenous Water Justice: Theory, Gaps, And Opportunities For Application, Ruby Howard

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Indigenous people are particularly at risk of water scarcity in the U.S. and abroad, and face high rates of nonexistent or failing water infrastructure, water pollution, pipeline proposals that threaten water resources, and water-related climate change impacts. They also are often unequipped, politically and economically, to react and adapt to these impacts, resulting in devastating health impacts. Due to this widespread insecurity, many scholars are calling for the application of a theory and set of principles known as water justice. However, Indigenous people have pointed out that water justice literature does not focus enough on Indigenous issues, often neglecting the …