How do they live?

Most Indians live in settled villages by the rivers and grow vegetables and fruits like manioc, corn, beans, and bananas.

The Yanomami live in the Roraima state, Brazil, and across the border in Venezuela. They also hunt and fish, using plant-based poisons to stun the fish. Some tribes use shotguns for hunting, others use bows and arrows, spears, or blowguns with darts tipped with curare.

Only a few Amazonian tribes are nomadic; they tend to live deep in the forest away from the rivers. They grow some crops by rely more on hunting and gathering.

Today, most Indians in the Amazon have access to 'Western' healthcare and education. When these are controlled by the Indians themselves they are usually very successful.