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Invasion of gold prospectors on the Yanomami Indigenous Land

Charles Vincent/ISA1989

Instituto Socioambiental - ISA

Instituto Socioambiental - ISA
São Paulo, Brazil

Helicopter pilot from the Brazilian Air Force (FAB) transfers a Yanomami victim from the Homoxi maloca to the Surucucus medical post, following the invasion of gold prospectors on the Yanomami Indigenous Land in Roraima. An estimated 10-15% of the Yanomami population in Brazil was killed during the mining invasion between 1985 and 1993.

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  • Title: Invasion of gold prospectors on the Yanomami Indigenous Land
  • Creator: Charles Vincent/ISA
  • Date created: 1989
Instituto Socioambiental - ISA

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