We Will Not Be Saved: A memoir of hope and resistance in the Amazon rainforest

Nemonte Nenquimo is a Waorani woman who has become a prominent voice in climate-change activism. In her memoir, she shares her story of fighting for her home and her heart, which is also the story of her people and the Amazon rainforest. She has spearheaded the alliance of indigenous nations and led her people to a landmark victory against Big Oil, protecting over a half million acres of primary rainforest. Her writing is provocative and inspiring, and she is one of the most effective leaders for indigenous rights.

Format: Hardback
Length: 368 pages
Publication date: 06 June 2024
Publisher: Headline Publishing Group

Nemonte Nenquimo, a member of the Waorani tribe of Ecuador's Amazon rainforest, was taught about plant medicines, foraging, oral storytelling, and shamanism by her elders. At the age of 14, she left the forest to study with an evangelical missionary group in the city, but her ancestors began appearing in her dreams, pleading with her to return and embrace her own culture. 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 centuries of conquest, hacking away at racist notions of Indigenous peoples, and ultimately revealing a life story as rich, harsh, and vital as the Amazon rainforest itself. "We Will Not Be Saved" is a powerful and inspiring memoir that tells the story of Nemonte Nenquimo's fight for her home and her heart. It is full of wisdom, sadness, flourishes of joy, and psychedelic visions. The Guardian describes it as "astonishing," IPAPER as "beautiful and gripping," and NEW SCIENTIST as "a fascinating work of cultural anthropology, told from the inside." Nemonte Nenquimo was born into the Waorani tribe of Ecuador's Amazon rainforest and was taught about plant medicines, foraging, oral storytelling, and shamanism by her elders. At the age of 14, she left the forest to study with an evangelical missionary group in the city, but her ancestors began appearing in her dreams, pleading with her to return and embrace her own culture. 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 centuries of conquest, hacking away at racist notions of Indigenous peoples, and ultimately revealing a life story as rich, harsh, and vital as the Amazon rainforest itself. "We Will Not Be Saved" is a powerful and inspiring memoir that tells the story of Nemonte Nenquimo's fight for her home and her heart. It is full of wisdom, sadness, flourishes of joy, and psychedelic visions. The Guardian describes it as "astonishing," IPAPER as "beautiful and gripping," and NEW SCIENTIST as "a fascinating work of cultural anthropology, told from the inside."

Weight: 594g
Dimension: 164 x 243 x 34 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781472289247