Nina Gualinga
Gualinga was born and raised in her mother's Kichwa-speaking community of Sarayaku in the Ecuadorian Amazon. in a wooden house in Puyo, Pastaza. Since the age of seven, she has worked for climate justice and indigenous rights. She got her knowledge of the forest from her parents and grandparents. She is a granddaughter of Cristina Gualinga. Gualinga’s sister, Helena Gualinga, and mother, Noemí Gualinga are also environmental activists. Her aunt Patricia is also a land defender. Her uncle Eriberto is a movie maker. He documents the Sarayaku resistance.