{"product_id":"we-will-be-jaguars-nemonte-nenquimo-9781419763779","title":"We Will Be Jaguars: A Memoir of My People","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrom a fearless, internationally acclaimed activist comes an impassioned memoir about an indigenous childhood, a clash of cultures, and the fight to save the Amazon rainforest \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eWe Will Be Jaguars\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003e is an astonishing memoir by an equally astonishing woman. Nenquimo is a winner of \u003ci\u003eTIME\u003c\/i\u003e magazine's Earth Award, and \u003ci\u003eMS.\u003c\/i\u003e magazine named this book among the Most Anticipated Feminist Books of 2024.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e Born into the Waorani tribe of Ecuador's Amazon rainforest--one of the last to be contacted by missionaries in the 1950s--Nemonte Nenquimo had a singular upbringing. She was taught about plant medicines, foraging, oral storytelling, and shamanism by her elders. At age fourteen, she left the forest for the first time to study with an evangelical missionary group in the city. Eventually, her ancestors began appearing in her dreams, pleading with her to return and embrace her own culture. She listened. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e 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 a spear--honed by her experiences battling loggers, miners, oil companies and missionaries. In \u003ci\u003eWe Will Be Jaguars\u003c\/i\u003e, 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 herself. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Nemonte Nenquimo, Mitch Anderson\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1419763776\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781419763779\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Abrams Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/17\/2024\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 368\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal Prepub Alert\u003c\/i\u003e 01\/01\/2024 pg. 10","brand":"Nemonte Nenquimo","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":44410918338815,"sku":"9781419763779","price":28.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_48f49583-452c-4f0c-80af-dc3c1adaa89c.jpg?v=1697538266","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/we-will-be-jaguars-nemonte-nenquimo-9781419763779","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}