What's it like for an uncontacted tribe to see outsiders for the first time? Members of the Yanomami tribe give their account of first contact. Right now, there is an illegal mining camp very near a group of uncontacted Yanomami; posing a profound danger in terms of possible violent encounters and lethal diseases against which they have no resistance. | Survival International

Listen to Maurício Yanomami, #Indigenous leader & health worker from Ixima village. "When there is mining, the animals we eat, the fish, the water... everything will be contaminated... The earth is a human being too, it feels pain. The earth needs peace, like us". #ForaGarimpo #SOSYanomami | Survival International

The artist and activist Ehuana Yaira Yanomami recently spoke out about the Yanomami genocide at a seminar organized by the NYU School of Law. In this video, she explains why it’s so important to condemn on an international level the atrocities committed against her people and the destruction of the Yanomami’s forest. In light of the attacks last week, in which a young Yanomami girl was killed, Ehuana’s words are more urgent than ever. Act now: svlint.org/YanomamiAction_fb #SOSYanomami #ForaGarim

The photographer who's spent 50 years fighting to protect indigenous people in the Amazon jungle. Hear more: https://bbc.in/3bnpKBG | BBC World Service

#OnThisDay in 2020, the Yanomami released their shaman’s message to the world - an appeal to stop the illegal mining devastating their #Indigenous territory in #Brazil. But 20,000 illegal gold miners are STILL operating inside Yanomami lands, emboldened by #Bolsonaro’s anti-Indigenous agenda. #Lula may have won the election, but mercury poisoning, #deforestation, disease & violence are still rampant & won’t stop until all invaders are expelled. #StopBrazilsGenocide #ForaGarimpo | Survival Intern