User:JCaluya99/David Good (son of Kenneth Good)

David Good, also known as "Ayopowe" in his Yanomami language was born November 2nd 1986. David is most known for his journey into the Venezuelan Jungle to reconnect with his estranged mother

Family
David is a Yanomami-American man. He was born in Bryn Mawr Hospital, Bryn Mawr Pennsylvania. He is the son of Kenneth Good and Yarima. He is also the brother to Vanessa Good. David has a daughter, Naomi Good. David is also known to have two wives from his Yanomami tribe.

Childhood
After going back and forth from America and to his mothers village, they settled down in an apartment in Rutherford New Jersey. David's mother (Yarima) left America, David and her family when David was at the age of 5 in order to be closer to her home and to her roots. Growing up, when David was asked about his Mother, he would respond that she died in a car crash.

Education
David studied in East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania, here he received his Undergraduate and Masters Degree in Biology. David is now a visiting Scholar at Rutgers University and is also a lecturer at Northampton Community College in Pennsylvania.

Return to the Yanomami
In 2009 after deciding to reconnect with his mother and Yanomami heritage, David was put in contact with Hortensia Caballero, who worked as an Anthropologist at the Venezuelan Institute for Scientific Research and also had known David's mother "Yarima".

On August 8th 2011, David had journeyed into the Amazonian Jungle and find his mother and the Yanomami tribe. David was separated from his mother Yarima, and his Yanomami heritage for more than 20 years. Good, on arrival did not speak the Yanomami language and were only supposed to stay for 15 months. Throughout his time there he slowly learnt the language and ended up staying with the Yanomami for 12 years.

David's reunion with his estranged Indigenous Mother and his Indigenous Roots were subject to some amount of virality and attention which according to David, he redirected the attention of the public towards the struggles of various Indigenous Groups.

The Way Around: Finding My Mother and Myself Amongst the Yanomami
The Way Around: Finding My Mother and Myself Amongst the Yanomami is a book written by David Good and Daniel Paisner and was published in 2015. The book chronicles his fathers introduction to the Yanomami tribe and how David's Father and Mother met. The book also talks about his Early Childhood, his mother leaving America to return to her tribe. The latter half of the book mentions his journey through the jungle back to his Yanomami roots. The book also talks about his experiences with the Yanomami tribe and what he did during his visits like gaining a couple of wives. At the end of the book there is a chapter that talks about his startup organization the "Good Project".

Good Project
The Good Project is a Nonprofit Organization. The organization works to help various Indigenous Tribes. This is achieved through raising money, awareness and platform for their troubles. The organization collaborates with Indigenous Communities to build projects that help preserve their land and knowledge, also helping promote their self-determination and also helping advance scientific research. David wants to deflect some attention his troubles have gained into the talk about indigenous tribes and help them come up with ways to "champion" their causes.