Friday 16 November 2007

Shaman Davi Kopenawa Yanomami threatened with death

A rancher who is illegally occupying land within the Yanomami indigenous territory in Brazil has threatened to kill renowned Yanomami leader Davi Kopenawa.

2 comments:

Russell Maddicks said...

It's so important to keep the Yanomami people's struggle alive.

I have been translating indigenous myths from Venezuela into English for a book project.

The Yanomami myths are fascinating;

Click here to read Yanomami Myth 1: The Origin of Fire

Brendan said...

Indeed,The indigenous Shaman are the ones we should be listening to ,not destroying with greed.