Yanomama

“The garimpo is not our friend. We call it a disease,” says Tibiana Yanomama, 42.

Noemia Yanomama, 40, says she saw a garimpo camp near the hills where she hunts.

For the Yanomami, nature and spirituality are intrinsically linked: every rock, every waterfall, every bird, every monkey has a spirit, says Maneose Yanomama, 55, shaman of the Sikamabi-U community.