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Part memoir part manifesto Chamorro climate activist Julian Aguons No Country for EightSpot Butterflies is a comingofage story and a call for justicefor everyone but in particular for Indigenous peoples

Aguon beautifully weaves together stories from his childhood in the villages of Guam with searing political commentary about matters ranging from nuclear weapons to global warming Bearing witness and reckoning with the challenges of truthtelling in an era of rampant obfuscation he culls from his own life experiences to illuminate a collective path out of the darkness

A powerful and bold new voice writing at the intersection of Indigenous rights and environmental justice Aguon is entrenched in the struggles of the people of the Pacific who are fighting to liberate themselves from colonial rule defend their sacred sites and obtain justice for generations of harm

In No Country for EightSpot Butterflies Aguon shares his wisdom and reflections on love grief joy and triumph and extends an offer to join him in a hardearned hope for a better world

A powerful beautiful book Its fierce love of the land the ocean the elders and the ancestors warms the heart and moves the spirit Alice Walker

Julian Aguon 2022 P Penguin Audio 2022