Warriors of the Amazon :: Yanomami Tribe

In the Amazon between Venezuela and Brazil, there is a tribe of native people known as the Yanomami. The Yanomami argon an superannuated people who ar relatively unaffected by the civilizations and technology of today. They are a culture of hunting and gathering. The men are warriors that help to adjudge the tribe from other tribes, hunt for meat, and attack opposing tribes. The women stay pedestal and cook, raise the children. Many people stay in the shibono, or participation complex. The children are raised for a rough life, to be warriors. They learn that all injury suffered essential be repaid. Men are the powerful gender, with all the rights. The relationships created by having in-laws are the basis for their power. If a favor is granted, it must be returned. A soul is always supposed to be loyal to their family connections. A shaman is appointed to be the head of the tribe. Spirituality is a real important, everyday thing. The tribe is constantly at war with demons. There are ritual hallucinogens that are used for contact with animate and the spirit world. The pot liquor control events in life which the shaman attempt to harness. The shaman gains the powers of these spirits by going to the spirit world, and he uses these to put curses on confrontation shamans and heal tribe members from the vices of demons. Diseases and illnesses are causes by the demons and as such screw only be heal by spiritual power.When someone dies their mug up are burned and crushed into ash and consumed by the relatives. It puts a persons reason at peace to find a resting place within their family, it would be an abomination to bury them in the ground. Once this ceremony is finished the person is gone. Their name or person is never to be mentioned again.Enemy tribes stir and put curses on each other. To become allies again they must trade and negotiate. Then, the tribes combine together with a large peace celebration. They digest a dance in ceremonial dress and test each others strength.