This autobiographical account is a document of exceptional interest. Not only does it testify to the life of a man with an unusual destiny, but it illuminates part of the history of the indigenous movement with a look from the Ecuadorian Amazon. It is above all a book of struggle, as is the life that counts. Transforming orality into the written word, Luis Vargas Canelos accurately and authentically narrates his personal memories of the ancient Achuar wars, including their ritual and dream dimensions, as well as his actions with the Dominican and Anglican missions, his military experiences, his leading role in the founding of indigenous organizations in Pastaza and their fight against the extraction of resources and the destruction of the ecology in the Amazon. With a vision of the future, Luis Vargas shares his thoughts on the contemporary indigenous movement, bilingual education, partisan politics, and the Covid-19 pandemic, among other topics. Throughout the pages, a permanent battle against injustice and inequality unfolds. His position is firm, his writing is sharp, his voice is powerful.
Unpublished testimony of a man committed to perpetuating the visionary power and the warrior traditions inherited from his ancestors. This book of struggle, history and reflection is dedicated to Amazonian youth -especially Achuar- as well as to the non-indigenous public of Ecuador and the world.