Who are Yanomami People?

About Yanomami people:

• The Yanomami tribe is a group of indigenous people who live in an area spanning the border region between Venezuela (Orinoco River basin) and Brazil.
• They are also called South American Indians.
• They speak the Xirianá language.
• Economy and Occupation: They are foraging horticulturists who depend on shifting cultivation, the gathering of fruits, banana cultivation, hunting, etc., for their livelihood.

Who is Davi Kopenawa Yanomami?

• He is known as the ‘Dalai Lama of the Rainforest’.
• He was the recipient of the Right to Livelihood Award in Stockholm in Sweden (also called the Alternative Nobel Prize). 
• He is well known for leading the 20-year campaign of the Yanomami people to protect their traditional lands which is the largest rainforest area under indigenous control in the world.

 

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Q1) What is horticulture?

Horticulture is the branch of plant agriculture dealing with garden crops, generally fruits, vegetables, and ornamental plants.

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