Symbolism, Setting, and Objects from Yanomamo: The Fierce People

Object Descriptions

This section provides a short description of all the major objects in the book. This can be printed out as a study guide for students, used as a "key" for leading a class discussion, or you can jump to the quiz/homework section to find worksheets that incorporate these descriptions into a variety of question formats.

Objects

Amazonia - Where the Yanomamo tribe live.

Mavaca River - The headwaters of this water way is where Chagnon did the majority of his research.

Bisaasi-teri - The tribe Chagnon lives with for most of his research.

Shamatari - Another Yanomamo tribe, with a history of bitter warfare against the Bisaasi-teri tribe.

Sukumona ka u - The River of Parakeets and home to the Shamatari tribe led by Sibarariwa.

Orinoco River - A river near the Yanomamo's encampment.

Parima Mountains - A range of small mountains located to the east of the Yanomamo...
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