In Ecuador, Indigenous youth turn to rap music to defend the Amazon

Young artists from several Indigenous nationalities in Ecuador's Amazonía—including Willan Gualinga (Taki Supay) of Kichwa Sarayaku, Misael Elías Criollo Grefa (Misa17) of A'i Cofán, Raúl Vargas (Robenban), and Tzitzanu of Sapara—are performing rap in their native languages, some of which are on the verge of disappearing, to speak out against extractive industries and defend their territories; Misa17's track 'Ingi Tsampi' garnered over 400,000 TikTok views within a month.