Bruce Albert

Bruce Albert is a French anthropologist and ethnologist renowned for his decades of work with the Yanomami people in the Brazilian Amazon. He is best known for co-authoring the book *The Falling Sky* with Yanomami shaman Davi Kopenawa. His research heavily focuses on indigenous rights and the environmental impacts of Amazonian deforestation.

*The Falling Sky* is a collaborative work where Bruce Albert translates and structures the oral testimony of Yanomami shaman Davi Kopenawa. The book details Yanomami cosmology, ecological knowledge, and the devastating impacts of gold miners and disease on their communities. It has become a foundational text in modern environmental anthropology.

Yes, Bruce Albert has been actively involved in advocating for the Yanomami people's territorial rights since the 1970s. He worked closely with the Brazilian Pro-Yanomami Commission (CCPY) during the demarcation process. His advocacy helped lead to the official recognition of the Yanomami Indigenous Territory by the Brazilian government in 1992.

Bruce Albert is affiliated with the Institut de Recherche pour le Développement (IRD) in France. His fieldwork is primarily conducted in the Brazilian Amazon state of Roraima. He has spent years living alongside the Yanomami to document their language, culture, and struggles against illegal mining.