Globalization

Globalization

Globalization when dealing with the Yanomami  is like many of the stories we hear about involving other indigenous groups and globalization. The Yanomami lived on an extremely rich, nourished land. They lived off the land, eating and drinking what was provided by their environment. They ate game from the forest, fish from the waters, and bananas were also a large part of their diets. In addition to the food which was provided by the land, gold was had been discovered by the late 1900s. Just as the Europeans began to inhabit the "New World" once they came across its riches, the Brazilians began to take over the land of the Yanomami. With the Brazilians came disease and unpleasant conditions for the indigenous group. AIDS and tuberculosis were among the many diseases brought over. Many of the Yanomami were killed off because they had never been exposed to such conditions. Because of the Brazilians' hunger for gold, they invaded the land of the Yanomami and began mining the gold. The not well kept mining sites allowed for the pollution of mercury in the Yanomami's environment. Their water was poisoned, which in turned poisoned their food, causing the death of many of their people. Globalization could be said to have had a negative affect of the indigenous group due to the exposure of harmful things that come along with change.

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