2.9K views · 38 reactions | 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 | Facebook

Die #Yanomami in #Brasilien sterben zu Hunderten ⚠️ Das Volk der Yanomami im nördlichen Amazonasgebiet Brasiliens wird von einer Gesundheitskrise heimgesucht – ein Jahr nach einer groß angelegten Regierungsaktion, mit der das Gebiet vor illegalen Goldgräber*innen geschützt werden sollte, die die Krise verursacht haben. Erfahre mehr: https://svlint.org/krise-yanomami Werde aktiv: http://svlint.org/IG-YanomamiAppell | Survival International Deutschland

This devastating footage shows illegal gold mining in the Yanomami rainforest. It's destroying the Amazon, polluting the rivers & spreading #coronavirus that could decimate the tribe. Sign their petition now: https://foragarimpoforacovid.org/ ✊🏹 #ForaGarimpoForaCovid #MinersOutCovidOut | Survival International