Waorani: The people

Nemonte Nenquimo is a young Waorani woman leader on the frontlines of her people’s battle against Big Oil. She is also a founding member of the Ceibo Alliance, an indigenous organization based in the Ecuadorian Amazon, comprised of Waorani, Kofan, Siekopai and Siona nations. In this video portrait, Nemonte visits her grandfather’s homeland in what is now known as Yasuni National Park, and an area which has been severely impacted by oil exploitation. Together with the community, Nemonte works to bring clean water to the Waorani communities affected by the dire situation, and shares her reflections and worries for the future generations.
Since the creation of this video, Nemonte Nenquimo has been at the forefront of her people’s struggle against oil threats in the Pastaza region of the Ecuadorian Amazon and helped lead her people’s historic legal victory against the Ecuadorian government protecting a half-million acres of their ancestral territory from oil drilling. Now, the Waorani people are fighting to ensure the Ecuadorian government complies with the court ruling.
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[@alexburkard7055]

Thank you! Respect to all these indigenous people!!! Greetings and love from Germany!

[@rick-yo]

Thank you for sharing what is going on their community.

[@bradchoate6940]

✝️✝️✝️✝️✝️Wao 3:16✝️✝️✝️✝️✝️✝️
Edae Waengongui incae inguipoga quewenani
inanite ne waadere ponenga inte tomenga
Wenga adocanque onguinaenga inongante
pononga pongacaimpa. Ininque aecano
tomenga ingante ne wede ponena inomo
tomenga we womonamai inte cowe
waenamai quewencaecaimpa.
✝️✝️✝️✝️✝️✝️✝️✝️✝️✝️✝️✝️✝️✝️✝️✝️

[@laceymcelroy2802]

to be fair this is just one part of the tribe...

[@kbengson9163]

I have watched several documentaries on the Waorani tribes, including the one from Slice where traditions were unchanged, you lived off the land, did not wear clothes and were proud of it. I saw another documentary that said missionaries came in and taught\told you being naked is a sin (which is total bull crap and they should not push their beliefs on you. As far as this documentary goes, I do not know exactly when the oil companies started coming into your territory , and you say they taught you how to drink and act and dress... It was the Waorani people's decision to start drinking, talking different , dressing different or at all, taking the handouts from the oil companies. You can blame the oil companies for polluting the land and other misdeeds but your own people chose to change paths from your traditions so for those things you need to look at them and not outside forces.