By Matt PetronzioJul 18, 2014
Davi Kopenawa, a shaman of the indigenous Yanomami tribe in the Brazilian Amazon, walks down a short hallway toward the computer to Skype with me. In his 50s, Kopenawa wears a white, long-sleeve crew neck tucked into khaki slacks. Several strings of small, black beads adorn his neck, and his dark hair is combed neatly across his forehead, pushed behind his ears.
He's visiting the San Francisco offices of Survival International, an indigenous rights group that has worked with the Yanomami since the 1970s — and with Kopenawa himself since the '80s. This is only the fourth time he has been to the U.S.
Fiona Watson, Survival's research director, sits next to him to translate. In addition to his native language, Kopenawa can speak Portuguese nearly fluently.
Full article in: http://mashable.com/2014/07/18/indigenous-rights-technology/