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Fighting to save their way of life: Ecuador – Jane Doran & Finbarr O’Rourke

In 2005, Jane Doran and Finbarr O’Rourke travelled to Ecuador to document the challenges facing an indigenous tribe against an oil company.

Part of the outputs was an article in the Irish Examiner on 14th August 2006; Fighting to save their way of life.

Sarayaku mother and child

A young mother carries her child through the forest. The Sarayaku are determined to protect their way of life and not allow what happened in the north of the country happen to them. Picture: FINBARR O'ROURKE