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“We are Waorani and we have always lived in the Amazon rainforest. For thousands of years we have defended our territory from trespassers. Now we are fighting with our words and papers. We never knew the government wanted to extract oil from our lands. We, Pikenanis, are never going to sell our territory to the oil companies. We want to live well in our territory.” – Memo Yahuiga Ahua Api, Pekinani (traditional leader) (Photo credit: Amazon Frontlines)