Trails of Regeneration: Khasi Mother Earth
This 98-year-old woman spent three decades fighting to protect her land from uranium mining. Despite being offered tens of millions of dollars to allow uranium to be extracted from her land, Kong Spelity Lyngdoh vowed to protect her tribe, a matrilineal society located in northeast India where women have authority and ownership of the land.
Video produced by Oliver Gardiner in partnership with Regeneration International and Kiss The Ground.