Chronicles/ February 13, 2023One Amazonian Nation’s Battle to Return HomeMany Indigenous peoples can identify their heartland: an area so critical to their physical and… Read more Amazon Frontlines
Media Coverage/ February 10, 2023Uprooted: Amazonian Siekopai people battle for return to ancestral landThis story was originally published in France 24. ___ Manoko (Peru) (AFP) – They call… Read more Amazon Frontlines
Chronicles/ February 4, 2023The Sinangoe Precedent: An Instrument of Protection for Indigenous Rights and LandsBreakdown The climate and ecological crisis is worsening, in large part due to the expansion… Read more Amazon Frontlines
Chronicles/ January 27, 2023Feature: In the Upper Amazon, Waorani communities work to decolonize educationSummary Education, the bedrock for building a diverse world, is indispensable for the cultural survival… Read more Amazon Frontlines
Media Coverage/ January 27, 2023‘Be rebellious and creative, kind and gentle, and above all, humble’This story was originally published in Positive.News. ___ Indigenous leaders across the globe are winning… Read more Amazon Frontlines
Media Coverage/ December 15, 2022These Indigenous Women Are Fighting Big Oil — And WinningThis story was originally published in TIME. BY NEMONTE NENQUIMO AND NONHLE MBUTHUMA DECEMBER 15,… 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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