Stand as Tall as the Trees: How an Amazonian Community Protected the Rain Forest Rebecca Bleecher An Evanston Public Library Great

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Stand as Tall as the Trees: How an Amazonian Community Protected the Rain Forest Rebecca Bleecher An Evanston Public Library GreatAn inspiring true story about how an activist in the Amazon worked with other Indigenous communities to protect and preserve their sacred lands and forests. Patricia (Paty) Gualinga grew up in her Kichwa village in the Amazon of Ecuador where mystical beings called Amazanga help protect the forest. Paty traveled away from home for school until she was called backcompanies that said the government sold them property were destroying her peoples lands to