Juma Xipaia
Juma Xipaia (or Xipaya) is an indigenous Brazilian Amazon activist and the first female Chief of the Middle Xingu region.  She was the first Xipaya (Xipaia) to speak at the headquarters of the United Nations.  She started speaking out and protesting the building of the Belo Monte Dam,  but after receiving many threats and even an attempt on her life she moved to Switzerland in 2018 for a year.  It was there in Switzerland where she spoke at the UN conference.  She is a mother, warrior, and activist who is fighting for the rights of the rainforest.