WE WILL NOT BE SAVED

Nemonte s writing is as provocative as it is inspiring EMMA THOMPSON One of the most effective leaders for indigenous rights and environmental justice LAURENE POWELL JOBS 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 in the city Eventually her ancestors began appearing in her dreams pleading with her to return and embrace her own culture She listened Two decades later Nemonte has emerged as one of the most forceful voices in climate change activism She 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 Her message is as sharp as the spears that her ancestors wielded honed by her experiences battling loggers miners oil companies and missionaries In this astonishing memoir she partners with her husband Mitch Anderson founder of Amazon Frontlines digging into generations of oral history uprooting