Nancy Patricia Gualinga
Kichwa Indigenous leader defending Amazon rainforest through digital activism
Nancy Patricia Gualinga is a Kichwa Indigenous leader from the Sarayaku community in Ecuador's Amazon region. Since 2020, she has gained international prominence through:
- Founding Awajun Digital, an initiative using VR and drone footage to document rainforest destruction
- Organizing the Amazon Women's Front, a network of 12,000+ Indigenous activists
- Securing a landmark 2023 UN ruling against oil drilling in Yasuní National Park
Her YouTube channel features immersive content like "Voices of the Forest", which has reached 20M+ viewers. Gualinga's collaboration with Greenpeace produced the Amazon SOS campaign, leading to 30% reduced deforestation rates in protected zones.
In 2024, she co-founded Indigenous Data Sovereignty Network, using blockchain to protect traditional ecological knowledge. Her advocacy inspired Instagram's Earth Day 2025 campaign, featuring Indigenous voices.
Literary Appearances
No literary records found