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# Nemonte Nenquimo


## Nemonte Nenquimo


_Nenquimo, co-founder of Ceibo Alliance and Amazon Frontlines, is a Waorani leader who has won the Goldman Environmental Prize and a co-author of the upcoming book_ We Will Be Jaguars _with Mitch Anderson_


## Nemonte Nenquimo


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* ![In 2019, Nemonte Nenquimo, Waorani leader, prepares to file a historic lawsuit against the Ecuadorian government for failure to consult with her people in the auctioning of their ancestral rainforest lands to the international oil industry. Indigenous leaders from across the Amazon rally around her leadership.  ](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt41123e5bd8526486/698a38df16d8844d28c3b68c/NEMONTE-NENQUIMO-Big-Oil-Amazon-2022.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
Dec 15, 2022  
### [These Indigenous Women Are Fighting Big Oil—And Winning](https://time.com/6240836/indigenous-women-beating-big-oil/)  
To beat Big Oil, we must listen to and learn from Indigenous communities, write activists Nemonte Ne...  
[IDEAS](/section/ideas/)  

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