I began collecting relevant information on the views, critiques, and any other sources about Patrick Tierney's book Darkness in El Dorado: How Scientists and Journalists Devastated the Amazonin October, 2000. While some of the information is indexed within search engines, I find it difficult to find up-to-date articles and often the search engines do not index the relevant material in an orderly manner. My goal with this web site is to provide the most up-to-date information that can be found on the internet in one place in a searchable and sequential way.

Soon after I began making links to web pages with information that pertains to this issue, I found that many links were expiring. I also found many sources of information require a user password or to sign up for a service. Since this is for information purposes, those links that have expired or those that require a password will be linked to copies of the documents that I have made.

While I am a graduate student in Anthropology at the University of Connecticut, I do not and will not state an opinion on the 'scandal'. I created this web site so that those who are interested in the 'scandal' may find information to make their own decision about who is telling the truth, what actually happened, and what should be done. Since I collect all of the information that I can find, I have not nor intend to read all of the relevant literature contained within this web site. I scan the content of the documents for applicability towards the issues, but my studies will not allow me to take the time to read and reflect upon the issues. I believe that there are others who are more qualified by either experience with the Yanomamö or with the key players in the 'scandal' that should be stating opinions about the matter.

There are several pages that index the documents that I have mirrored or linked within this web site. The Email: Threads and Statements page contains some email statements by various authors and several threads from discussion lists about the 'scandal'. There are links to relevant listservs where the 'scandal' has been heavily discussed. The General: Darkness in El Dorado page contains reviews, either online or published, of Darkness in El Dorado, Past news items and other information concerning Patrick Tierney, Napoleon Chagnon, James Neel, or the Yanomamö, and links that didn't fit anywhere else. The News: Articles and Stories page is an up to date list of news articles and stories that have appeared in magazines, newspapers, and electronic news sources around the world about the 'scandal'. The Recent Additions page contains items have been added most recently added to this site. This page was begun on February 20, 2001. I will be adding each new addition here in order of date added. The Position Statements page contains the position statements of the University of California, Santa Barbara; University of Michigan; the American Anthropological Association; the International Genetic Epidemiology Society (IGES); W. W. Norton Publishers (Patrick Tierney); organizations in Venezuela, Brazil, and other countries; and several individuals. The Yanomamö and Darkness in El Dorado Bibliography page is a growing bibliography of resources on the Yanomamö, Darkness in El Dorado, Patrick Tierney, Napoleon Chagnon, and James Neel.

You may choose to search this web site at any time by using the textbox and button on the left column of this page.

As more information becomes available concerning Tierney's book, Napoleon Chagnon, James V. Neel or others accused by Tierney, I will add it to this list of ever growing documents. At this moment, most of the information that is available on the web is passed along by word of mouth; so if you have any informative links or any of the links on this site become inactive, please contact me.