Waorani Mapping Ancestral Lands Amazon Frontlines The aim of the waorani mapping project is to bring together elders, women and youth of every waorani community, and to support them in documenting (and telling the story!) of their rainforest territory – the history, their daily use of forest resources, and why their territory is important to them. A group of waorani elders decided to start the mapping process after visiting other indigenous territories in northern ecuador where they witnessed the ongoing social, environmental, and health impacts of decades of oil extraction.
Mapping Waorani Territory Amazon Frontlines This post is from our newest team member, aliya ryan, who is recently back from working with our partners, the waorani, in ecuador, to create maps of their ancestral territory. Keep yourself informed about the latest news & stories on our efforts to defend the amazon and support indigenous peoples. The waorani, whose 6000 strong population now lives in about 50 small villages, have legally recognized rights to much of their ancestral territory in a single land title of nearly one million hectares of rich and megadiverse amazon rainforest. For the past four years digital democracy has been working with alianza ceibo, amazon frontlines to support waorani communities making maps through a participatory process. these maps played a critical role in the legal case.
Mapping Waorani Territory Amazon Frontlines The waorani, whose 6000 strong population now lives in about 50 small villages, have legally recognized rights to much of their ancestral territory in a single land title of nearly one million hectares of rich and megadiverse amazon rainforest. For the past four years digital democracy has been working with alianza ceibo, amazon frontlines to support waorani communities making maps through a participatory process. these maps played a critical role in the legal case. In close partnership with waorani leaders, alianza ceibo, and amazon frontlines, awana digital played a key role in designing and supporting the participatory mapping process, which enabled women, elders, and youth to document sacred sites, hunting areas, and living territories using mapeo. In the face of mounting threats to their lands and livelihoods, waorani communities have begun creating territorial maps of their forests that document the historic and actual uses of their territory, demonstrating that their homelands are not up for grabs. The waorani mapping team starts by holding a preliminary meeting in each village to ensure understanding about the project and agree upon the conditions and methods of the mapping. For over 50 years, the waorani of ecuador have fought the exploitation of their traditional territories. this year, the waorani won a historic legal victory, in part due to extensive participatory mapping efforts undertaken with partners amazon frontlines and digital democracy.
Mapping Waorani Territory Amazon Frontlines In close partnership with waorani leaders, alianza ceibo, and amazon frontlines, awana digital played a key role in designing and supporting the participatory mapping process, which enabled women, elders, and youth to document sacred sites, hunting areas, and living territories using mapeo. In the face of mounting threats to their lands and livelihoods, waorani communities have begun creating territorial maps of their forests that document the historic and actual uses of their territory, demonstrating that their homelands are not up for grabs. The waorani mapping team starts by holding a preliminary meeting in each village to ensure understanding about the project and agree upon the conditions and methods of the mapping. For over 50 years, the waorani of ecuador have fought the exploitation of their traditional territories. this year, the waorani won a historic legal victory, in part due to extensive participatory mapping efforts undertaken with partners amazon frontlines and digital democracy.
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