A Q&A with Indigenous leader Nemonte Nenquimo who fought oil drilling in the Amazon — and won

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By Anita HofschneiderNov 5, 2024, 4:30 am87 ptsTrending
Nemonte Nenquimo was just 6 years old when she heard the hum of a plane overhead bringing white people to her village in the Amazon. Nenquimo is Indigenous Waorami, and she has spent the last decade of her life fighting the efforts of oil companies to drill her land. She’s had enormous success: She led a…

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A Q&A with Indigenous leader Nemonte Nenquimo who fought oil drilling in the Amazon — and won

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