For the Yanomami of the Brazilian Amazon, the spirit world is a fundamental part of life; this gallery depicts the world of the Yanomami shaman. Yet the Yanomami face huge problems. The shamans cannot cure the diseases imported by goldminers and cattle ranchers, and the eastern fringe of their rainforest is being deforested.
Other galleries
'We were made the same as the sand'
'The ocean is our universe'
Nine facts for 9 August: UN Indigenous Day
'We are here for our children'
Guardians of the world's rainforests
'Our souls touch': Sámi reindeer herders
The Nenets of Siberia
'Today we are crying with happiness'
Voices from the Lower Omo Valley
Fishermen of Amazonia
The Ashaninka
Nitassinan: walking in the footsteps of Innu ancestors
We are inside it, and it is inside us
Peru's uncontacted tribes threatened by gas project
Tribal Olympians
Tribes from the Air
The Hadza
We didn't know about sugar in the blood
People of the Reindeer
Tribal Heroines
'Mother'
Celebrities supporting the Awá
The Matsés
Fathers' Day
Festivals
Ingenious skills of tribal peoples
The Hunt
Refugees in our own country
Maasai
Universal Children's Day
2013: A year of successes
The Awá: Sebastião Salgado's gallery
Tribal Heroines
Operation Awá
Brazil's Tribes
Faces of Genocide
"We, the People" 2015 Calendar
"We, the People" 2018 Calendar
“We, the People” 2019 - The 50th anniversary Calendar
“We, the People” 2020 Calendar