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About
Instagram creator and activist behind the Waponi Amazon Project, which raises awareness and shares and preserves the cultural and ancestral knowledge of his people. He also shares original artwork created by the Waorani through the WaponiArt brand to further promote his heritage. He shares his empowering work with over 190,000 followers on his moiguiquita Instagram account.
Before Fame
His first YouTube video from September 2020 showed how his indigenous community in the Ecuadorian Amazon live.
Trivia
His native language is Wao terero. He has worked with the Mesoamerican Alliance of Peoples and Forests to help protect the Amazon. He also maintains an active presence on his moiguiquita TikTok account, where he shares snippets from his daily life and culture. He has amassed more than 950,000 followers and 8 million likes on the platform.
Family Life
His father is Amazonian Kichwa and his mother is Waorani.
Associated With
He and Helena Gualinga have both fought to maintain the Ecuadorian Amazon.
