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Yanomamior YanomamöSouth American Indians who live in the remote forest of the Orinoco River basin in southern Venezuela and the northern reaches of the Amazon River basin in Brazil. They are hunters and gatherers who also grow crops in gardens by practicing shifting cultivation. Their reputation as a fierce people perpetually at war has been challenged since the late 20th century. Because their survival was threatened by incursions of Brazilian miners, in 1991 the Brazilian government set aside an area of 36,000 sq mi (93,000 sq km) as a homeland. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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I don't think it's wiped out these impulses, and our fantasy lives may not be that different from those of the Yanomamo warrior. Unless someone pulled my leg, I was told that it was Yanomamo originally. A leader of the Yanomamo jetted off to Scotland to meet with the Green Party to stop mining and logging in his Brazilian homeland. |
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