Culture/ September 12, 2024Our Third Binational Meeting: 25 years of Siekopai resistance and celebrationBy Erika Castillo | Video by Santiago Oviedo When the canoes finally arrived today in… Read more Amazon Frontlines
Culture/ September 5, 2024Indigenous Women’s Day: Guardians on the Frontlines, Defending Their TerritoriesVideo by Michelle Gachet and Morelia Mendúa | Text by Erika Castillo Indigenous women are… Read more Amazon Frontlines
Media Coverage/ September 2, 2024In Ecuador’s Amazon, scant progress after landmark oil voteThis article was originally published on Context A year after Ecuador voted in a historic… Read more omar
Culture/ July 4, 2024Gaba Guiquita: There is no community-led education without the territoryDespite the fear he had of the Cowori (non-Waorani people) as a child, Gaba Guiquita… Read more Amazon Frontlines
Chronicles/ July 4, 2024Community-led Education: Lessons Being Woven to Protect Indigenous Territories and the Largest Rainforest in the WorldBy Luisana Aguilar / Illustration: Erick Retana What is a basket? It could just be… Read more Amazon Frontlines
Culture/ July 4, 2024Emeregildo Criollo: A Process That Advances Step By StepEmeregildo Criollo puts all of his wisdom as an A’i Cofán grandfather into the Sinangoe… Read more Amazon Frontlines
Where we workAmazon Frontlines and the Ceibo Alliance work on concrete initiatives with over 60 communities from the Siona, Secoya, Kofan and Waorani indigenous Nations in Ecuador, Peru and Colombia. Explore the Where We Work map to learn more about the past and present of these indigenous communities. Make sure to check out Communities with Stories to watch films or read first-hand accounts of our work with these communities, from clean water and solar energy, to territorial defense and cultural revival. Explore the map
Waorani: Mapping Ancestral LandsIn the face of mounting threats to their lands and livelihoods, Waorani communities have begun creating territorial maps of their forests that document the historic and actual uses of their territory, demonstrating that their homelands are not up for grabs.Whereas the maps of oil companies show petrol deposits and major rivers, the maps that the Waorani peoples are creating identify historic battle sites, ancient cave-carvings, jaguar trails, medicinal plants, animal reproductive zones, important fishing holes, creek-crossings, sacred waterfalls Explore the map
Secoya: Recovering Ancestral TerritorySince the 1941 war between Ecuador and Peru, the Secoya Nation has been separated by political borders and displaced from their ancestral homelands. Now they are working to reclaim their ancestral land and reunite with their families.Here is an interactive georeferenced map of Lagarto Cocha which visually displays Secoya ancestral settlements, ceremonial centers, mythological sites, ancient travel routes, and traditional forest uses. Explore the map
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