Yanomamo Indian Culture

Running Head : YANOMAMO INDIANS

The Life and Culture of Yanomamo Indians

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The Life and Culture of Yanomamo Indians

According to Charito Ushisahua (2008 ) the Yanomamo Indians are also called Yanomami , Guaharibo , Guaica , Guajaribo , Ianomwmi , Yanoama Yanomama , Yanomame , and Xirianb (par . 2 ) The term Yanomami ' means human being

This Indian tribe live in the southern area of Venezuela and north of Brazil . Ushisahua (2008 ) says there are about 30 ,000 Yanomamo Indians living in the mentioned areas (par . 1

) This tribe is subdivided into four language families as follows : Yanoma (Yanomam , Sanuma , Ninam and Yanam (Ushisahua , 2008 , par . 1

Community and Family Life

Yanomamo Indians are communal and live in a house called shabono There are roofed areas where individual families live . They supply themselves with food by fishing and hunting in the Amazon Rainforest When a certain area is already depleted of resources , they move their village to another area

Both men and women do not wear any clothing except that men wear a belt for support . They also decorate themselves with feathers and flowers (Ushisahua , 2008 , par . 4 ) As seen in photos , there are ones who have facial pierces of wooden sticks that go across the face . There are also some that apply different colors of inks across their faces and bodies which are tattoo-like

According to Ushisahua (2008 ) each shabono is politically and economically independent from other shabonos (par . 4 ) Communities practice incest or marrying within the family circle...