​SAVE THE YANOMAMI 

 

Some of the external impacts are gold mining, logging and cattle ranching. These are the most common problems the Yanomami face. Although most people think that mining, deforestation and ranching are only bad, there are a few positive effects of these on the Yanomami.

 

Gold mining’s positive and negative effects on the Yanomami by, polluting their water supply, violence breaking out, more jobs, more efficient ways of doing things, traditions are being ruined and the Yanomami are suffering from diseases the gold miners are introducing. Gold mining effects the Yanomami due to the miners killing them because they think the Yanomami are standing between them and their rich futures.  An example of these horrible attacks was in 1993 when twenty-two gold miners  killed sixteen Yanomami tribe members. There

was one baby, women, men and even some old people. The baby was killed by being cut up with a machete.

Most of the gang that murdered the people were put in jail but a few of the gang got away. The miners are

also polluting the Yanomami’s water supply with mercury.  The mercury comes out of the rocks when the

miners blast the rocks with water so they can get the gold. The mercury is coming out of the rocks and

going into the amazon’s water stream; this is killing the fish and some of the wild-life.  The Yanomami’s

traditions are being ruined because they never used to wear much clothing but now they are wearing

clothes like the rest of the modern world. The miners are coming into Yanomami territory and giving them

dieses such  as malaria and dengue fever, this effects the health of the Yanomami people. The Yanomami are

slowly learning new ways of life and this is helping them become more efficient in their everyday life.

Another effect of gold mining is the Yanomami can have a different job opportunity if they want to.

Logging effects the Yanomami because of deforestation, roads are being built, they are learning new things

and getting more experience. Deforestation effects the Yanomami because they are losing their resources and they are having to go further into the forest to get food supplies.  The roads are being built for the loggers. This effects the tribes because now if they want they can go visit the modern world. The Yanomami are learning new things like to cut down a tree. Having experienced people show the Yanomami how to do things effects them because it gives the natives more knowledge about what’s happening around them.

 

Cattle ranching effects the native Yanomami tribe because trees are being cut down, animals are dying, there are more jobs for the Yanomami,  more area for their communities, diseases are getting caught and if any ranch animals go astray they have a free meal. Trees being cut down effects the Yanomami because without the trees they don’t have houses, food and supplies. To have a successful cattle ranch there needs to be a really big area for the cows, but to clear this land they kill the native animals and dying animals effect the Yanomami because if the animals die the Yanomami don’t have food or resources. Although with the cattle ranching more area is cleared and unused so it is ideal for Yanomami communities. This effects the Yanomami because with the area already cleared it means that there is less effort and more time can be put into building communities. There are more jobs now that cattle ranching is in the Amazon. This effects the Yanomami because it gives them more opportunities.