A New Zealand mountain is granted personhood, recognizing it as sacred for Māori

The recognition acknowledges the mountain's theft from the Māori after New Zealand was colonized. It fulfills an agreement from the country's government to Indigenous people.

A New Zealand mountain is granted personhood, recognizing it as sacred for Māori
A man takes a picture of his wife with Mount Taranaki, also known as Mount Egmont, in the background in New Plymouth, New Zealand.

The recognition acknowledges the mountain's theft from the Māori after New Zealand was colonized. It fulfills an agreement from the country's government to Indigenous people.

(Image credit: Dita Alangkara)