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Warriors of the Amazon
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Program Overview
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Note: This program contains scenes which include nudity,
ritual use of hallucinogenic drugs, and other sensitive matters. You
should preview the program to determine its appropriateness for your
classroom.
The Yanomami people have lived in a remote part of the Amazon rain
forest in Venezuela, South America, for centuries with little or no
contact from outside society. Within the past 40 or 50 years,
however, contact from non-native groups outside the Yanomami culture
has increased, with both postive and negative results. This NOVA
program follows a film crew as it documents a group of Yanomami
people and explores the relationship between the group and a nearby
group and some of the influences that threaten their lives. The
program also profiles the daily life of the Yanomami people and
highlights their life-cycle rituals, such as healing ceremonies and
death practices.
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