Yanomami people

GPTKB entity

Statements (58)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:Indigenous_people
gptkbp:advocatesFor gptkb:Hutukara_Yanomami_Association
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs gptkb:Yanomamö
gptkbp:country gptkb:Brazil
gptkb:Venezuela
gptkbp:culturalPractice gptkb:reahu_(funeral_ritual)
gptkb:body_piercing
face painting
communal living
ritual feasting
gptkbp:diet gptkb:fish
fruits
manioc
plantains
wild game
gptkbp:firstContactWithEuropeans 1940s
gptkbp:language gptkb:Yanomaman_languages
gptkbp:location gptkb:Amazon_rainforest
gptkbp:mainLanguage gptkb:Yanam
gptkb:Ninam
gptkb:Sanumá
gptkb:Yanomamö
gptkbp:notableEvent gptkb:Yanomami_genocide_(1990s)
gptkbp:notableFor gptkb:mythology
complex social structure
ritual endocannibalism
gptkbp:notableLeader gptkb:Davi_Kopenawa
gptkbp:notablePerson gptkb:Bruce_Albert
gptkb:Napoleon_Chagnon
gptkbp:population approximately 35,000
gptkbp:protectedArea gptkb:Yanomami_Indigenous_Territory
gptkbp:recognizedBy gptkb:Venezuelan_government
gptkb:FUNAI
gptkbp:region gptkb:Roraima
gptkb:Orinoco
gptkb:Amazonas
gptkb:Upper_Siapa
gptkbp:religion gptkb:mythology
gptkbp:subsistence gptkb:hunting
gptkb:gathering
fishing
slash-and-burn agriculture
gptkbp:threats gptkb:disease
deforestation
illegal gold mining
land encroachment
gptkbp:traditionalCraft gptkb:ceramics
basket weaving
feather art
gptkbp:traditionalDwelling shabono
gptkbp:traditionalUse shamanic healing
gptkbp:UNESCOStatus intangible cultural heritage (proposed)
gptkbp:weapon bow and arrow
blowgun
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:The_Yanomami:_People_of_the_Amazon
gptkb:Pico_da_Neblina_National_Park
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Yanomami people

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