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The Yanomamo people live in the Amazon rainforests of Northern Brazil and Southern Venezuela, living in almost complete seclusion. Napolean Chagonon was the first Anthropologist to do field work on the Yanomamo people in 1966. The first films were made in 1968-71; “Contact” was filmed in 1983. The film“Contact” is a narration by the anthropologist with little dialogue from the Yanomamo. The film interprets the life and culture of the Yanomamo through the anthropologist’s perspective. …

…fluent in Spanish and have become Christians. Others have developed relationships with miners or lumberjacks and have entered the modern European society. The introduction of western civilization has impacted the way the Yanomamo live. Western diseases and medical methods have made the Yanomamo dependant on missions to survive. They have also had to learn to involve themselves in government in order to lobby for the preservation of their life style, culture and rights to lands.