Yanomami warn mining invasion is 'out of control'
Yanomami health workers have written to the Ministers of Justice and Environment demanding immediate measures to expel invading goldminers from their land.
News from the Yanomami
10-year-old is latest victim in wave of Indian murders
South America celebrates Columbus Day on Sunday 12 October - only days after a ten-year-old Brazilian Indian became the latest victim in a spate of killings and persecution of South American Indians.
Racist comment on BBC fuels unfounded stereotype of Amazonian tribe
The Yanomami tribe of the Amazon rainforest were branded 'the meanest people on the planet' in a racist insult broadcast on the BBC this morning. The remark, made by Dirk Wittenborn, author of the novel 'Fierce People', was completely without foundation.
Yanomami health budget restored
The Brazilian government's health authority has reversed an earlier decision to cut funding for health care for the Yanomami Indians.
Barracks planned on Indian land
Yanomami Indian land is again under threat after the minister of defence referred to a 'mistake' in its demarcation, and the need to 'revise' - that is, reduce - the area.