Chagnon has been heavily criticized for portraying the Yanomami as “the fierce people” and for inciting jealousies and violence through the giving of weapons. He was nothing short of a brilliant anthropologist through his work. Whether he had ulterior motives to write and sell books or not, little was known about the Yanomami until Chagnon risk his life to bring the Yanomami culture into modern world. He did not avoid exploitation, privacy, and dignity of the Yanomami people, and did not make sure that the way he worked was beneficial to all parties. Even though other anthropologist tried to assert the public that the violent was exaggerated, it was all a matter of perception for each individual contributor. They all report some form of violent
