Savages

The Life and Killing of the Yanomami

• Author(s): Dennison Berwick,
• Publisher: Dennison Berwick
• Pages: 245
• ISBN_10: 0921912331
  ISBN_13: 9780921912330
  
• Language: en
• Categories: History / Latin America / South America , Social Science / Anthropology / Cultural & Social , Social Science / Ethnic Studies / American / Native American Studies , Social Science / Indigenous Studies ,

Description:... The Yanomami tribespeople have lived in the rainforests of Brazil and Venezuela for over 5000 years. Four years ago, their peace was shattered by an illegal invasion of 45,000 gold and tin ore miners, abetted by the Brazilian military seeking to open the region to mining and colonization. Since then, 2000 Yanomami out of 9000 in Brazil have died from the white man's diseases and bullets. Dennison Berwick defied the authorities to live with the Yanomami and to bring back a compelling account of how the Indians are defending themselves against this genocide. His unforgettable portrait of a people fighting for survival goes beyond the stereotypes of the Indian and the white man to explore the troubling complexities of contacts between cultures, and to deliver the message that while change is inevitable, the annihilation of tribal peoples is not. --back cover.