Justine Townsend

A PhD Candidate in the Department of Geography, Environment and Geomatics at the University of Guelph.

Stories by Justine Townsend

person sits by a fire in front of Muteshekau Shipu

Why the first river in Canada to become a legal person signals a boon for Indigenous Rights

By Justine Townsend, Alexis Bunten, Catherine Iorns and Lindsay Borrows

June 11, 2021 6 min. read

The Muteshekau Shipu (Magpie River) in Québec will enjoy new protections as Canada joins a...