Growing Up Yanomamo: Missionary Adventures in the Amazon Rainforest

Anthropologists surmise that the Yanomamö are perhaps the last culture to come in contact with the modern world. Author Mike Dawsons hair-raising and humorous growing up adventures from his birth in the jungle through the death of his wife Renee provide insights into this primitive culture. Dawson was the cultural advisor to the award-winning full-length feature film Yai Wanonabälewä The Enemy God (www.theenemygod.com) the true story of a Yanomamö leader recounting his life as a shaman and the supernatural struggle for the survival of his people. ...a bit of Huck Finn with an Amazon twist. Simon Romero Andean Bureau Chief The New York Times Imagine a white boy in the hood of this jungle tribe living playing and growing up Yanomamö. Christopher Bessette Writer/Director of the feature film Yai Wanonabälewä The Enemy God ...a story of life with Stone-Age people guaranteed to expand the mind of even the most experienced. Mark Andrew Ritchie Author Spirit of the Rainforest