Gold miners kill two Yanomami men, fears of further bloodshed
Two Yanomami men killed by illegal gold miners in Brazil, as a massive gold rush brings death and disease.
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Yanomami launch global campaign as goldminers and Covid-19 endanger entire tribe
The Yanomami tribe has launched a global campaign to expel 20,000 gold miners from their land amid the coronavirus pandemic.
Davi Yanomami warns uncontacted Yanomami in Brazil “could soon be exterminated”
Davi Kopenawa warns that uncontacted Yanomami “could soon be exterminated” if the Brazilian authorities do not act now.
Davi Yanomami receives 2019’s “Alternative Nobel Prize”
Renowned Yanomami shaman Davi Kopenawa, the “Dalai Lama of the Rainforest,” receives this year’s Right Livelihood Award
Davi Yanomami, the “Dalai Lama of the Rainforest,” wins “Alternative Nobel Prize”
Renowned Yanomami shaman Davi Kopenawa, the “Dalai Lama of the Rainforest,” has won this year’s Right Livelihood Award
Thousands of goldminers invade Yanomami territory
Up to 10,000 goldminers have invaded Yanomami lands in northern Brazil, spreading disease and polluting rivers with mercury.
Deadly measles epidemic hits isolated Yanomami tribe
A measles epidemic has hit the Yanomami tribe on the Brazil-Venezuela border who have little immunity to the disease.
Brazil: Government cuts threaten to destroy the tribe in the photos
Uncontacted Yanomami who came to global attention in November at acute risk of annihilation as a result of cuts
Incredible new photos of uncontacted Amazon tribe – that could be wiped out
Extraordinary aerial images of uncontacted Amazonian group reveal a complex and growing society of healthy indididuals
Yanomami in Venezuela demand land rights
Yanomami tribespeople in Venezuela petition government for land rights