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58 Clev. St. L. Rev. 273 (2010)
Spirit Food and Sovereignty: Pathways for Protecting Indigenous Peoples' Subsistence Rights

handle is hein.journals/clevslr58 and id is 277 raw text is: SPIRIT FOOD AND SOVEREIGNTY: PATHWAYS FOR PROTECTING INDIGENOUS PEOPLES' SUBSISTENCE RIGHTS ALLISON M. DUSSIAS I. TAKING THE ROAD TO THE COURTHOUSE: ASSERTING TREATY FISHING RIGHTS IN NEW JERSEY V. EPA........ ...... 277 A. Ignoring Treaty-Protected Rights: EPA's Backpedaling on Mercury Emissions Regulation......... ................ 278 B. Harvest of the Waters: The Significance of Fish and Fishing for the Treaty Tribes............... ............. 283 C. Asserting Treaty Rights in Court: The Arguments of the Tribal Petitioners... ................................. 285 1. Identifying the Treaty Rights at Stake.................. 285 2. EPA's Flawed Decisions ....................... 287 3. Treaty Rights, the Environment, and Sovereignty290 D. EPA Unhorsed: The Court ofAppeals Decision......... 292 E. Looking Forward................. ........ 294 II. SENTINELS OF CLIMATE CHANGE: THE INUIT PETITION TO THE INTER-AMERICAN COMMISSION ON HUMAN RIGHTS........... 296 A. The Inuit and Climate Change.................... 298 B. International Legal Principles Recognizing Subsistence Rights.................................. 300 C. The Effects of Global Warming on Inuit Hunting and Other Subsistence Rights............................ 303 1. Changes Affecting the Ability to Travel.............. 304 2. Changes Affecting Harvested Foods and Their Storage...... ......................... 305 3. Changes Affecting the Accuracy of Traditional Knowledge and Cultural Continuity.... ..... 306 D. The Relief Sought by the ICC and the IACHR's Response .......................... ..... 307 E. Looking Forward. ................... ...... 309 * Professor of Law, New England Law|Boston. J.D., University of Michigan; A.B., Georgetown University. The author wishes to thank Govind Sreenivasan for his comments on an earlier draft of this article, and the staff of the Cleveland State Law Review for their diligent editorial efforts. 273