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Davi Kopenawa Yanomami, name also written Davi Kobenawä Yanomamö (born Toototobi, Brazil, c. 1956), is a Yanomami shaman and Portuguese-speaking spokesperson for the Yanomami People in Brazil. He became known for his advocacy regarding tribal issues and Amazon rainforest conservation when the tribal rights organization Survival International ...
Davi Kopenawa Yanomami is a shaman and spokesperson for the Yanomami people, one of the largest relatively isolated tribes living in the Amazon forest on the border of Brazil and Venezuela.
Learn about Davi Kopenawa, a shaman and spokesman for the Yanomami people, who fought for their land rights and faced genocide in Brazil. See his biography, videos, images and words on Survival's website.
Davi Kopenawa is a respected indigenous leader who has fought for the rights, culture and lands of the Yanomami people in the Amazon. He co-founded the Hutukara Yanomami Association and received the 2019 Right Livelihood Award for his courageous activism.
A now classic account of the life and thought of Davi Kopenawa, shaman and spokesman for the Yanomami, The Falling Sky paints an unforgettable picture of an indigenous culture living in harmony with the Amazon forest and its creatures, and its devastating encounter with the global mining industry. In richly evocative language, Kopenawa recounts ...
Nov 2, 2021 · Davi Kopenawa and Luiz Bolognesi talk about their documentary that brings the reality of Brazil's Indigenous Yanomami people to theaters. They discuss the threats of illegal mining, the COVID-19 pandemic, and the importance of showing the beauty and resistance of the forest.
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Davi Kopenawa’s philosophy—his shamanic mediation of realities—tacks a river between uneven shores. On one bank live the Yanomami of Brazil and their indigenous neighbors, for whom the mutual implication of humans and animals continually constitutes and revalues the world.
