The Marañón River deep in Peru’s Amazon region is home to a vast network of spirit villages ruled by the Karuara, which means people of the river in Kukama-Kukamiria. According to Mariluz Canaquiri the river is more than just a body of water, it’s a living being. While foreign companies earn millions from the Amazon’s resources, indigenous communities lack basic development like schools, health care and clean water. She leads a federation of Kukama women who file a ground breaking lawsuit demanding the Peruvian government recognize the Marañón River as a legal person, with rights.