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Davi Kopenawa Yanomami, name also written Davi Kobenawä Yanomamö (born Toototobi, Brazil, c. 1956), is a Yanomami shaman and Portuguese -speaking spokesperson for the Yanomami People in Brazil.
Davi Kopenawa Yanomami is a shaman and spokesperson for the Yanomami people, one of the largest relatively isolated tribes living in the Amazon forest on the border of Brazil and Venezuela. Dubbed the ‘Dalai Lama of the Rainforest’, Davi is today a global ambassador for his people and one of the most eloquent and powerful voices speaking ...
Davi Kopenawa Yanomami is a shaman and spokesman for the Yanomami people. He led the long-running international campaign to secure Yanomami land rights, for which he gained recognition in Brazil and around the world.
Davi Kopenawa, together with the Hutukara Yanomami Association, has resisted the ruthless exploitation of indigenous lands in the Amazon, one of the planet’s most important reservoirs of genetic diversity.
Nov 2, 2021 · In an interview with Mongabay, filmmakers Davi Kopenawa and Luiz Bolognesi talk about the production process of “The Last Forest,” a documentary that brings the current reality of Brazil’s Indigenous Yanomami people to theaters.
Davi Kopenawa Yanomami, the chief spokesman and leader of the Brazilian Yanomami, served as a consultant to the commission; this interview was recorded as his contribution to its support. Turner, who traveled to Boa Vista as chair of the AAA commission, conducted the interview in Portuguese.
May 3, 2019 · Yanomami leader and shaman Davi Kopenawa talks about climate change and the rain forest in advance of conference. Known as “Brazil’s Dalai Lama of the Rainforest,” Davi Kopenawa is a shaman and leader of the Yanomami people, an indigenous tribe in the Amazon.
May 1, 2014 · On a visit to the United States, Yanomami shaman Davi Kopenawa spoke with anthropologist Barbara J. King about how the knowledge of indigenous peoples may help save our forests.
Davi Kopenawa’s philosophy—his shamanic mediation of realities—tacks a river between uneven shores. On one bank live the Yanomami of Brazil and their indigenous neighbors, for whom the mutual implication of humans and animals continually constitutes and revalues the world.
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Feb 9, 2023 · During his visit to Princeton, Kopenawa was joined by Yanomami leader and vice president of Hutukara Associação Yanomami Dário Kopenawa, Yanomami artists Joseca Mokahesi, Morzaniel Ɨramari, and Ehuana Yaira, anthropologists Bruce Albert and Ana Maria Machado, and missionary Carlo Zacquini.
