Kenneth Good (anthropologist)

Kenneth Robert Good (born 4 September 1942) is an anthropologist most noted for his work among the Yanomami and his account of his experiences with them: Into the Heart: One Man’s Pursuit of Love and Knowledge Among the Yanomami (written with David Chanoff). While researching and living with the group in Venezuela, Good married a Yanomami girl named Yarima, who emigrated to the United States with Good when he returned home. Their three children were raised in the United States, but Yarima, finding adapting to life in the United States too difficult, returned to her village when the children were young.

Good is currently associate professor at New Jersey City University. He appeared in the film Secrets of the Tribe, which documented his work with the Yanomami.