Art/Clothes
Why do the Yanomami wear very little clothes?
The heat! It would be too restrictive in the hot climate of the Amazon.
Leaves!
The Yanomami's first contact with outsiders was in the decade...
1940s!
The illegal gold miners are transmitting what diseases?
malaria and measles!
The Yanomami people use plants to make what body decorations
Beads and jewelry!
What is the ritual of endocannibalism?
A ritual is when a person dies and has their flesh consumed by other members of the tribe.
The Yanomami were orignally exposed to diseases of...
measles and flu!
What will happen if congress passes the currently debated bill
If approved, large-scale mining in Yanomami Indigenous territories will be permitted.
The position of stick piercings represents...
One's gender!
The Yanomami do not believe death is natural, what do they believe death caused by instead?
Death is caused by a rival tribe shaman who sent an evil spirit to strike someone in the tribe.
20% of the Yanomami population died in...
7 years!
There are more than BLANK illegal gold-miners working...
more than 20 thousand workers!
The red color of paint is used for 4 different purposes
1. bug repellent
2. sun tan lotion
3. perfume
4. decoration
How long is body wrapped in leaves for?
30-45 days!
Yanomami land in Brazil finally demarcated in 1992 was called...
Yanomami Park!
What percentage has the illegally mined area in the Yanomami Land increased by in 2019 and 2021, compared to the previous ten years
1,963%