Yanomami Indigenous Territory

Yanomami Indigenous Territory
Terra Indígena Yanomami
Yanomami Shabono
Coordinates1°55′07″N 62°59′53″W / 1.918617°N 62.998092°W / 1.918617; -62.998092
Area9,664,975 ha (37,316.68 sq mi)
DesignationIndigenous territory
Created25 May 1992
AdministratorFUNAI

The Yanomami Indigenous Territory (Portuguese: Terra Indígena Yanomami) is an indigenous territory in the states of Amazonas and Roraima, Brazil. It overlaps with several federal or state conservation units. It is home to Yanomami and Ye'kuana people. There are ongoing conflicts with an overlapping national forest in which mining was permitted.