Yanomamo Tribe :: Yanomamo Indians Culture

The YanomamoMy name is Eric Dunning and this is my proposal to go and psychoanalyse the Yanomamo tribe in the rain forests of Brazil. I have compiled a historical outline of the Yanomamo tribe and some of their religion and culture, ranging from marital status to the grammatical case of food they eat. I have chosen this tribe because according to many anthropologists the Yanomamo be perhaps the last culture to have come in contact with the modern world.The Yanomamo people of Central Brazil are 1 of the oldest examples of the classic pre-Columbian forest footwork force. The Yanomamo live in almost complete seclusion in the Amazon rain forests of South America. The Yanomamo live in small bands or tribes and live in round communal huts called shabonos, which are actually made up of individual living quarters. The Yanomamo language consists of a variety of dialect, but no real written language. Clothes are minimal, and much of their daily life revolves around gardening, hunting, gathering, making crafts and visiting with wholeness early(a)(a). These small tribes hold their men in high ranks. Chiefs are ever men who are held responsible for the general knowledge and safety of the groups women. The men are fit to beat their wives if they feel the need to and are able to marry more than bingle woman at a time. This wakeful form of polygamy is a way of increasing the population of the tribe. Yanomamo people cuss heavily on a system of political alliances based upon relationship. As part of that system, they have incorporated a complex feasting and concern system into their culture. One of these methods of forming political alliances is feasting. Feasting is when one village invites another village for a feast or dinner. During the feast there is a lot of social activity. The Yanomamo dance and mingle with each other along with eating a different variety of foods. The only catch is the other village must reciprocate a feast by one village. This feast i s more like an American dinner party in which members of family or social group invite others to attend. A feast unless can be dangerous and or fatal for those who attend. The Yanomamo can be very conniving and deceiving. They pretend to be loyal friends and invite the other village for a feast. The other very village very confidingly attends the feast not knowing that this might be their last meal.