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Warum überquerte ein bambusfloß den Atlantik für die Yanomami?
1991 organisierte Christina Haverkamp eine Frauenexpedition in den Regenwald und unterstützte ein Ärzteteam bei den Yanomami vor Ort. Im Kolumbusjahr 1992 überquerte sie auf einem selbstgebauten Bambusfloß mit dem Menschenrechtler Rüdiger Nehberg den Atlantik, um auf die Landrechte der Indianer aufmerksam zu machen.
Wann wurden die Yanomami entdeckt?
1940 kamen die Yanomami erstmals in Kontakt mit Außenstehenden, als die brasilianische Regierung Mitarbeitende entsendete, um die Grenze zu Venezuela abzustecken. Bald ließen sich der Indianerschutzdienst der Regierung und Missionierende in der Region nieder.
Who are the Yanomami and why are they important?
The Yanomami have common historical ties to Carib speakers who resided near the Orinoco river and moved to the highlands of Brazil and Venezuela, the location the Yanomami currently occupy. Mature men hold most political and religious authority.
What happened to the Yanomami in Brazil?
The Brazilian tribes still do not own proper rights over their land. The Yanomami area is reduced in size and is opened up to mining and colonization. Villages of Yanomami people vary in size. The entire village lives under a roof which is called shabono.
What is Yan Yanomami clothing like?
Yanomami tribe clothing is very decorative. They usually do not wear many clothes. The amount of clothing depends on their ranking. People who are higher in ranking wear fewer clothes but more decoration. The lower ranks usually wear weaved clothes.
What do Yanomami use to make their baskets?
Using small strings of bark and roots, Yanomami women weave and decorate baskets. They use these baskets to carry plants, crops, and food to bring back to the shabono. They use a red berry known as onoto or urucu to dye the baskets, as well as to paint their bodies and dye their loin cloths.