Chronicles/ April 24, 2020“Are You A Good Ancestor?”: A Message From Indigenous Leader Nemonte Nenquimo For Earth DayAre you a good ancestor?” This Earth Week, Waorani leader Nemonte Nenquimo from the Ecuadorian Amazon… Read more Amazon Frontlines
Chronicles/ March 21, 2020Indigenous Knowledge Keeps Forests StandingIndigenous peoples have been protecting the Amazon, our world’s largest rainforest, for thousands of years…. Read more Amazon Frontlines
Chronicles/ March 20, 2020The Water Protectors Of The AmazonAs our planet’s mightiest river, the Amazon and its tributaries form the most intricate and… Read more Amazon Frontlines
Chronicles/ March 8, 2020Letter from Indigenous Women of the Western AmazonA Letter From Kofan, Siekopai, Siona, and Waorani women of our indigenous partner organization, Ceibo… Read more Amazon Frontlines
Chronicles/ December 18, 2019Women and EcosystemsOver the centuries many parallels have been drawn between women and the earth, starting with… Read more Jena Webb
Chronicles/ November 14, 2019Between Ashes and Hope“War and fires have much in common. It is not known how or when they… 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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