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Our November Reese's Book Club pick is We Will Be Jaguars, an unforgettable memoir about fighting for your home and your heart. I was so moved by this story.
Our November Reese's Book Club pick is We Will Be Jaguars, an unforgettable memoir about fighting for your home and your heart. We Will Be Jaguars follows the life of internationally acclaimed activist Nemonte Nenquimo and her journey to protect her people and indigenous lands, alongside her husband and writing partner Mitch Anderson. I was so moved by this story
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Nemonte Nenquimo
Nemonte Nenquimo, a Waorani leader, was born in Ecuador’s Amazon, one of the most bio-diverse and threatened rainforests on the planet. She is the co-founder of both the Indigenous-led nonprofit Ceibo Alliance and its partner organization, Amazon Frontlines. Nemonte led her people in an historic legal victory, protecting half a million acres of rainforest from oil and setting a precedent for Indigenous rights across the region. Her leadership has been widely recognized; in 2020, she won the Goldman Environmental Prize for Central and South America and the United Nations’ Champions of the Earth Award. Nemonte was also named in the BBC’s 100 Women list, the TIME list of the 100 Most Influential People in the World, the TIME 100 Climate list, and is an honoree of the 2024 TIME Earth Awards. She is also a member of The Earthshot Prize Council. She is the co-author of her acclaimed memoir WE WILL BE JAGUARS, written with her husband and Amazon Frontlines co-founder Mitch Anderson. WE WILL BE JAGUARS is a Reese Book Club pick for November 2024.
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