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Nemonte Nenquimo
Nemonte Nenquimo

Nemonte Nenquimo, an indigenous leader from the Ecuadorian Amazon, was one of the winners of the Goldman Environmental Prize of 2020 for her success in protecting 500,000 acres of rainforest from oil extraction. Nenquimo, also winner of of the 2020 United Nations Environment Programme’s Champions of the Earth award for Inspiration and Action, is a member of the Waorani indigenous community. She says she is of “warrior blood” and she has shown the world what a warrior like her can achieve. Not by engaging in war, but by fighting a fight on a different level: by filing a lawsuit.

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Dorothy Stang
Dorothy Stang

Sister Dorothy Stang was born in Dayton, Ohio, one of nine children. She was raised on a farm in a traditional Catholic family and decided early on that she would give her life to God. She entered the Sisters of Notre Dame de Namur community in 1948 and professed final vows in 1956.

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