Amazonian Indians To Speak On RIC Campus

Three Yanomami warriors


The word Yanomami means "human being".

The Yanomami are an indigenous tribe (also called Yanamamo, Yanomam, and Sanuma) made up of four subdivisions of Indians which live in the tropical rain forest of Southern Venezuela and Northern Brazil. Each subdivision has its own language. They include the Sanema which live in the Northern Sector, the Ninam which live in the southeastern sector, the Yanomam which live in the southeastern part and the Yanomamo which live in the southwestern part of Yanomami area.

Of the approximately 20,000 Yanomami alive today, about 12,000 of these are Yanomamo.

Three Yanomami Indians from the Brazilian Amazon will be on the Rhode Island campus to speak about their indigenous education program from 12:30-2:00 pm on Wednesday, November 6th, in Gaige Hall 100. Slides will be shown and questions will be taken from the audience. Don't miss this unique opportunity to see and hear about life in the Amazon rainforest from the perspective of its traditional inhabitants.



Link about the Yanomami

Photographs of the Yanomami

Institute of Maya Studies Yanomami Links