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Nemonte Nenquimo
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"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. At age fourteen, she left the forest for the first time to study in the city. Two decades later, Nemonte has emerged as one of the most forceful voices in climate change activism, protecting over a half million acres of rainforest. In We Will Be Jaguars, she partners with her husband,...
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English
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From a fearless, internationally acclaimed activist, We Will BeJaguars is an impassioned memoir about an indigenous childhood, a clash of cultures, and the fight to save the Amazon rainforest and protect her people. Born into the Waorani tribe of Ecuador's Amazon rainforest-one of the last to be contacted by missionaries in the 1950s-Nemonte Nenquimo had a singular upbringing. She was taught about plant medicines, foraging, oral storytelling, and...