We will not be saved
Nenquimo, Nemonte, 1985-2025
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'I'm here to tell you my story, which is also the story of my people and the story of this forest.' Born into the Waorani tribe of Ecuador's Amazon rainforest, Nemonte Nenquimo was taught about plant medicines, foraging, oral storytelling, and shamanism by her elders. Age 14, she left the forest for the first time to study with an evangelical missionary group. Over time, her ancestors began appearing in her dreams, pleading with her to return from the city and embrace her own culture. She listened. Now one of the most forceful voices in climate-change activism, Nemonte has spearheaded the alliance of indigenous nations across the Upper Amazon and led her people to a landmark victory against Big Oil, protecting over a half million acres of primary rainforest. In this astonishing memoir, she partners with her husband Mitch Anderson, founder of Amazon Frontlines, to reveal a life story as rich, harsh and vital as the Amazon rainforest herself.
Main title:
We will not be saved / Nemonte Nenquimo and Mitch Anderson.
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Imprint:
London : Wildfire, 2025.
Collation:
357 pages : 8 unnumbered pages of colour photographs ; 20 cm.
ISBN:
9781472289711
Dewey class:
363.70092920NEN
Local class:
920.NEN
Language:
English
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BRN:
4239630
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