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Abstract
In July 1993, near Haximu, a tiny hamlet in the Amazon rainforest, a fateful meeting between a group of young Yanomami Indians and Brazilian gold miners resulted in the massacre of the Yanomami. News of the tragedy shocked Brazil and the world. But mysteries remained: What exactly happened at Haximu? How many people died? Who killed the Indians and why? Using eyewitness accounts, this work tells the story behind the Haximu massacre. Set in the context of the Amazon gold rush, it describes the failings of Brazil's official indigenous policy, the tragic cultural misunderstanding between the gold miners and Yanomami, and analyzes the role of gold fever in the destruction of the Amazon rainforest and its people.
Table of Contents
| Section Title | Page | Action | Price |
|---|---|---|---|
| Title Page | i | ||
| Copyright Page | ii | ||
| Preface - A Note | iii | ||
| Author's Note | iv | ||
| Table of Contents | v | ||
| Map | vii | ||
| Author's Acknowledgments | viii | ||
| Chronicle of a Massacre | 1 | ||
| Garimpeiro Amigo! | 1 | ||
| Revenge | 2 | ||
| Attack | 3 | ||
| Massacre | 4 | ||
| 'The Yanomami are Weeping' | 6 | ||
| Bombshell | 7 | ||
| Mystery | 10 | ||
| Repercussions | 14 | ||
| The Yanomami are Weeping | 16 | ||
| Investigation and Trial | 18 | ||
| The Survivors | 18 | ||
| The Investigation | 20 | ||
| The Evidence | 22 | ||
| Genocide | 25 | ||
| The Trial | 25 | ||
| Could the Massacre have been Prevented? | 27 | ||
| The Yanomami World | 29 | ||
| The Outside World and the Yanomami | 36 | ||
| The Spirit World | 37 | ||
| Shamans | 41 | ||
| The Yanomami and the Land | 44 | ||
| The CCPY Education Project | 45 | ||
| The Gold Rush | 47 | ||
| Roraima | 48 | ||
| The Invasion of the Yanomami Area | 55 | ||
| Clashes | 58 | ||
| Garimpeiros and Votes | 59 | ||
| The Death Toll | 61 | ||
| Brazil's Official Indian Policy | 64 | ||
| The Onslaught on the Yanomami | 65 | ||
| Appendix- Messages to and from FUNAI | 79 | ||
| Acronyms | 82 | ||
| Glossary | 83 | ||
| Bibliography | 84 | ||
| Survival International | 85 | ||
| CCPY | 86 | ||
| Survival's and CCPY's Yanomami Campaign | 86 | ||
| Lab Books | 88 |