We Will Be Jaguars
We Will Be Jaguars: A memoir of my people. By Nemonte Nenquimo Questions: Here are six bookclub discussion questions 1. Intersection of Gender and Environmental Resistance: What does the forest represent for the Waorani? How does the framework of patriarchy result in drunken men signing away rights? Why does it mean that the UN has no role in the book? Why hasn't the Sierra Club or Rainforest Alliance taken up Nemonte Nenquimo’s cause? Is it related to leadership challenges to the Western, patriarchal models of environmental activism? In what ways does her identity as an Indigenous woman shape her approach to defending the Amazon, and how does the book highlight the gendered dimensions of both ecological destruction and resistance? How big is the problem that she has to solve? 2. Colonial Violence and Extractivism: The book details the invasion of oil companies and missionaries into Waorani territory. How are the cars we drive in California connected to disposses...