We Will Not Be Saved

This is an incredibly important book that should be on every book list. Many will read it as a poignant story of growing up in the forest and fighting exploitation. That it is, but also so much more. Ms. Nenquimo eloquently teaches us the experience of living in a world of connection to reality i…

This is an incredibly important book that should be on every book list. Many will read it as a poignant story of growing up in the forest and fighting exploitation. That it is, but also so much more. Ms. Nenquimo eloquently teaches us the experience of living in a world of connection to reality instead of a world driven by the fevers of money and consumerism. There is so much for "civilization" to learn from the earth's few remaining humans who know how to listen to and converse with the planet we all share. Words do not exist to express how grateful I am - we all should be - for this book and how highly I recommend it.

Nemonte Nenquimo, along with her husband has written her story, the story of her people, their resilience in the face of impossible odds in the book ‘We Will Not Be Saved’. There is defiance on every page along with the cultural assertiveness necessary to keep her people alive and thriving. In 195…

Nemonte Nenquimo, along with her husband has written her story, the story of her people, their resilience in the face of impossible odds in the book ‘We Will Not Be Saved’. There is defiance on every page along with the cultural assertiveness necessary to keep her people alive and thriving. In 1956, Waorani warriors speared and killed five evangelical missionaries trying to make contact, The effort to convert these ‘savages’ continued with the sister, Rachel Saint, of one of the missionaries killed. For more than forty years Rachel lived among this formerly uncontacted tribe. The Christians brought diseases like polio, sugar and cooking oil, toys and clothing as well as their evangelical message. They also brought shame, oil companies, guns and alcohol. Nemonte’s story is one of resurrection and faith, but not the resurrection and faith proselytized by the missionaries. It is a story of how women became empowered to save their culture, way of life, their people, from the ravages of colonizer’s greed and avarice. Nemonte along with other women launched a court battle in Ecuador that ended up protecting a half million acres of Amazonian forest form destruction. This book contains a story which affects us all and shows a pathway through to reclamation, justice and a way forward for people everywhere on the planet. Compelling. Heartbreaking and heartwarming. I cannot recommend this book strongly enough. It truly is a ‘MUST’ read.

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