Yanomami peoples

GPTKB entity

Statements (53)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf Indigenous people
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs gptkb:Yanomamö
gptkbp:country gptkb:Brazil
gptkb:Venezuela
gptkbp:culturalPractice face painting
body piercing
reahu funerary rituals
use of hallucinogenic snuff (yãkoana)
gptkbp:diet gptkb:fish
fruits
manioc
plantains
wild game
gptkbp:firstContactWithEuropeans 1940s
gptkbp:governingBody gptkb:village
gptkbp:house shabono
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Yanomami peoples
gptkbp:language gptkb:Yanomaman_languages
gptkbp:location gptkb:Amazon_rainforest
gptkbp:mainLanguage gptkb:Yanam
gptkb:Ninam
gptkb:Sanumá
gptkb:Yanomamö
gptkbp:notableEvent COVID-19 pandemic impact
1992 demarcation of Yanomami territory in Brazil
Haximu massacre (1993)
gptkbp:notableFor complex social structure
ritual endocannibalism
shabono communal houses
gptkbp:notableLeader gptkb:Davi_Kopenawa
gptkbp:notablePerson gptkb:Bruce_Albert
gptkb:Napoleon_Chagnon
gptkbp:population approximately 35,000
gptkbp:protectedBy Yanomami Indigenous Territory (Brazil)
Alto Orinoco-Casiquiare Biosphere Reserve (Venezuela)
gptkbp:recognizedBy gptkb:FUNAI_(Brazil)
COIAM (Venezuela)
gptkbp:relatedGroup gptkb:Ye'kuana
gptkb:Yanam
gptkb:Ninam
gptkb:Sanumá
gptkbp:religion mythology
gptkbp:subsistence gptkb:hunting
gptkb:gathering
fishing
slash-and-burn agriculture
gptkbp:threats gptkb:disease
deforestation
illegal gold mining
land encroachment
gptkbp:traditionalLifestyle semi-nomadic
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Ninam
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6