The Yanomamo Indians: Victims of Genocide, Candidates for Extinction.

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ERIC Number: EJ214872

Record Type: Journal

Publication Date: 1979-Dec

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The Yanomamo Indians: Victims of Genocide, Candidates for Extinction.

American Indian Journal, v5 n12 p2-7 Dec 1979

Brazil's Yanomamo Indians seem doomed to extinction by a government policy that seeks to develop and exploit their ancestral lands. This article describes the health, economic, and cultural dangers confronting the Yanomamo and discusses a proposed 16 million acre park to protect them from non-Indian encroachment. (DS)

Descriptors: American Indian Reservations, American Indians, Cultural Context, Culture Conflict, Culture Contact, Developing Nations, Dropouts, Economic Development, Genocide, Government Role, Poverty, Rural Development, Social Integration, Special Health Problems

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Opinion Papers

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Language: English

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Identifiers - Location: Brazil

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