Indigenous group who live in the Amazon Rainforest

The Yanomami people are an indigenous group who live in the Amazon Rainforest around the borders of Venezuela and Brazil. There are estimated to be only approximately 26,000 indigenous people remaining. They are Interfluvial Indians that live between the Mavaca and Orinoco Rivers. Currently, there are known to be approximately 200-300 Yanomamo villages, with each village consisting of a very large shabono, or home. This group of people, largely uncontacted by the outside world, have recently been affected by illness from nearby gold miners.[3] Many anthropological studies have emphasized the concept that the Yanomami are very violent people, and although this can be true, the women of the Yanomami culture are an entirely different story. Although males primarily dominate the Yanomami culture, Yanomami women play a very important role in sustaining this lifestyle.

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The women in the Yanomami tribe are responsible for domestic duties and chores, excluding hunting and killing large game. Although the women do not hunt, they do work in gardens and gather small sources as food. The gardens plots are sectioned off by family. Bananas, sugarcane, mangoes, sweet potatoes, papaya, manioc, and other crops are grown. About 60 different crops are grown in these gardens which account for about 80% of their food. The women also collect nuts, shellfish and insect larvae. Wild honey is highly prized and the Yanomami harvest 15 different kinds. The Yanomami women cultivate these gardens until they are no longer fertile, and then move their plots. As Amazonian soil is not very fertile, a new garden is cleared every two or three years.

Women are expected to carry 70 to 80 pound loads of crops on their backs during harvest season, using bark straps and woven baskets. Plantains and grubs are common sources of food, and are staples in the Yanomami diet.