Residing in the central Ecuadorian Amazon, the Sarayaku community comprises around 1,200 Indigenous people who boast one of the most successful histories of defending their land from resource extraction. Last year marked a new chapter in their story; after over a decade of relentless struggle for the recognition of years of human rights violations, the Sarayaku received an official apology from the State. Through the lens of this episode’s champion Eriberto, we will witness the far-reaching impacts of the destructive and unjust activities on his peoples’ territory and learn how the Sarayaku are rising up together to reject the development of oil activities in their community.