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The Yanomami people practice ritual endocannibalism, in which they consume the bones of deceased kinsmen. [20] The body is wrapped in leaves and placed in the forest some distance from the shabono; then after insects have consumed the soft tissue (usually about 30 to 45 days), the bones are collected and cremated .
The Yanomami Indigenous Territory (Portuguese: Terra Indígena Yanomami) is an indigenous territory in the states of Amazonas and Roraima, Brazil. It overlaps with several federal or state conservation units. It is home to Yanomami and Ye'kuana people. There are ongoing conflicts with an overlapping national forest in which mining was permitted.
Interior of Yanomami shabono, showing circular structure with separate divisions for each family around a central communal space. A shabono (also xapono, shapono, or yano) is a hut used by the Yanomami, an indigenous people in extreme southern Venezuela and extreme northern Brazil. [1]
For about the first hour of their documentary “The Falling Sky,” Brazilian directors Eryk Rocha and Gabriela Carneiro da Cunha introduce us to the traditions and ongoing plight of the Yanomami ...
In partnership with The Shed in New York City, the exhibition highlights the Yanomami people; one of the largest indigenous groups living in the Amazonia today.
For large ceremonies, Yanomami women prepare foods and ferment alcoholic drinks for the men. The women also participate in the practice of endocannibalism, where the ashes of a deceased kinsman are mixed with stewed bananas and consumed. This tradition is meant to strengthen the Yanomami people and keep the spirit of that individual alive. The ...
Indigenous people from nine villages in Brazil's Yanomami territory were found to be contaminated by mercury, with those living closer to illegal gold mining sites presenting higher levels of ...
In Venezuela, the Yeꞌkuana live alongside their former enemies, the Sanumá (Yanomami subgroup). When the Yeꞌkuana wish to refer to themselves, they use the word Soꞌto, which can be translated as "people", "person". Yeꞌkuana, in turn, can be translated as "canoe people", "people of the canoes" [3] or even "people of the branch in the ...