1. The Yanomamo Indians of Brazil and Venezuela
... was deciding how much land to give the Yanomamo. The plan calls for allotting the Indians some 2.4 hectares of land spread out across 19 separate "islands." Albert and his colleagues believe that these "islands" are part of a plot to divide and conquer the Yanomamo ... gold and other precious minerals. Albert also says the government justified the arrangement by stating that the Yanomamo are violent and need to be kept separate so they will stop killing each other, although Albert can't demonstrate a direct connection between Chagnon's writings and the government's Indian policy."( ... an...
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