Yanaomami Tribe

Introduction

Who are the Yanomami Tribe? 

Read about who they are and where they are found.  

 

Yanomami | History, Traditions, Economy, & Facts | Britannica

Who Are the Yanomami? - WorldAtlas

Yanomami - Indigenous Peoples in Brazil (socioambiental.org)

See the source image

 

Task

Identify where the Yanomami Tribe live.

Where do they sleep?

How is the community set up?

Do they hunt or gather or both? and what?

What are the traditions of the Yanomami Tribe?

What threatens their way of life? 

Give a report on the Yanomami Tribe that include answers to the above questions.  Your report must have a beginning, middle, and conclusion that you will later share with the class.  

 

Process

Read the information on the links provided then answer the questions in the task section in report form.  You must have at least 3 paragraphs with 5 sentences in each.  

Yanomami | History, Traditions, Economy, & Facts | Britannica

Who Are the Yanomami? - WorldAtlas

Yanomami - Indigenous Peoples in Brazil (socioambiental.org)

Feel free to research more information.  Make sure to include your sources on a Works Cited page.   

Bonus points to anyone who finds something interesting not found in the articles above.  

Happy searching.  

Evaluation

 

Rubric Beginner Proficient Expert
Student can identify where the Yanomami Tribe lives.       
Student can identify where they sleep.      
Student states the traditions of the Yanomami Tribe.      
Student knows how the tribe gathers food.      
Student can explain how the community is set up.      
Student clearly articulates what threatens the tribe's way of life.       

 

Conclusion

Share with the class what you found during your research.  We can't wait to hear about what you have found.  Hopefully someone has found more interesting facts!

Credits

Yanomami | History, Traditions, Economy, & Facts | Britannica

Who Are the Yanomami? - WorldAtlas

Yanomami - Indigenous Peoples in Brazil (socioambiental.org)

Teacher Page

This lesson was created as part of an engineering design unit to help students get to know the people that they will be designing projects for.  The more you know about someone the more you care about their plight.  The more creative you will be when trying to solve the problem.  

This lesson will allow students to work individually and give them practice sharing information with a group.  The lesson is designed to help students practice researching and pulling needed information from articles that are found.  As a perk I included a bonus to make it more challenging and fun at the same time.