Defend Amazon Tribes from Illegal Mining

We are building an intertribal peace community in the Amazon along the Tiputini River. This project is the result of 4 years of prayers and community visioning.

In 2022, we held our first ceremony praying for shared land and sowing the seed of our vision for land and water protection.

In 2023, we met with the three tribes of the region (the Kichwa, the Waorani, and the Shuar) and shared our vision to create a peace center for the shared recultivation of language, culture, and protection of the natural environment.

In 2024, we gathered together the three tribes for the first time in recorded history. The tribes shared songs, dances, and ceremonies. We visioned and prayed together for a future in which the land is protected, the water returns to her full health, and indigenous people have all that they need to preserve, protect, and flourish in their cultural lifeways.

We also bought 4 hectares of land along the Tiputini River and built a small structure inspired by traditional and sustainable building practices.

Now the land next to our center is up for sale and it is being illegally mined for gold. It is critical we purchase this land before it is bought by a mining company. Additionally, while it is being illegally mined, it puts the women and young girls in our community at increased risk for physical and sexual violence. We must protect the land and our community members.

You can help us in building this important dream for a decolonized future, one in which we heal the intertribal wounds of the past, and in which we come together to protect the sacred, Mother Earth.