In this episode, we journey down the Amazon River with host Elizabeth Swanson and her guests: Helena Gualinga, Kichwa de Sarayaku, Ecuadorian activist and defender of Indigenous and environmental rights, and Alexis Grefa, Kichwa de Santa Clara, a young Indigenous leader. Both are integral to the Indigenous youth movement advocating for rivers, territory, life, and ayllu. Discover how rivers connect Amazonian communities as they share their personal experiences and hopes for a better future fo...
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In this episode, we journey down the Amazon River with host Elizabeth Swanson and her guests: Helena Gualinga, Kichwa de Sarayaku, Ecuadorian activist and defender of Indigenous and environmental rights, and Alexis Grefa, Kichwa de Santa Clara, a young Indigenous leader. Both are integral to the Indigenous youth movement advocating for rivers, territory, life, and ayllu. Discover how rivers connect Amazonian communities as they share their personal experiences and hopes for a better future fo...
Indigenous Ancestral Futures: Native Women & Environmental Hopes for Tomorrow with Myrna Cunningham-Kain (English)
Indigenous Impact Storytellers
44 minutes
1 year ago
Indigenous Ancestral Futures: Native Women & Environmental Hopes for Tomorrow with Myrna Cunningham-Kain (English)
In the first of episode of Season two of "Impact Storytellers," Our Host Isa Santana and Eli Swanson interview Indigenous hero Myrna Cunningham Kain, who shares vivid childhood memories and her experiences integrating traditional Indigenous medicine with modern practices in Nicaragua. Myrna's powerful stories highlight the vital role of women in maintaining cultural practices and underscore her lifelong commitment to Indigenous rights and health.
Indigenous Impact Storytellers
In this episode, we journey down the Amazon River with host Elizabeth Swanson and her guests: Helena Gualinga, Kichwa de Sarayaku, Ecuadorian activist and defender of Indigenous and environmental rights, and Alexis Grefa, Kichwa de Santa Clara, a young Indigenous leader. Both are integral to the Indigenous youth movement advocating for rivers, territory, life, and ayllu. Discover how rivers connect Amazonian communities as they share their personal experiences and hopes for a better future fo...
