usufructuary:
Definition of usufructuary
1: one having the usufruct of property
2: one having the use or enjoyment of something
Observed in an article on the Standing Rock confrontation in High Country News:
- Usufructory [sic] rights, the right of tribes to hunt, gather and fish in their “usual and accustomed places,” is coupled in treaties with reserved rights, which are guaranteed in perpetuity to Indian nations by the United States government. These rights protect a tribe’s ability to sustain the lives of its citizens with food, clean water, air, and natural resources, and to practice traditional religious customs, cultural practices and ceremonies without interference from non-Natives.
