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Indigenous peoples in Guyana, Native Guyanese or Amerindian Guyanese are Guyanese people who are of indigenous ancestry. They comprise approximately 9.16% of Guyana's population. [1] Amerindians are credited with the invention of the canoe, [2] as well as Cassava-based dishes and Guyanese pepperpot, the national dish of Guyana.
Even though referred to collectively as Amerindians, the indigenous peoples in Guyana are made up of several distinct tribes or nations. Warao, Arawak, Caribs, and Wapishana are all represented in Guyana. [8] Europeans arrived in the Guianas in the search for gold in the New World, eventually settling in and colonizing Guyana and the Americas ...
The most recent census showed Amerindian people to number around 47,000 in Guyana, around 8% of the country's total population [Forte 1990a]. However, the concentration of the majority of the non-indigenous population on the coast means that Amerindians form a demographic majority in many parts of the interior.
Nine indigenous tribes reside in Guyana: the Wai Wai, Macushi, Patamona, ... Umana Yana: An Amerindian benab, that is a national monument built in 1972, ...
The refugees in Boa Vista, Brazil are not recognised by the Brazilian government as a tribe. [14] As of 2021, an estimated 2,500 refugees have settled in Guyana in Warao communities near Mabaruma and Port Kaituma. [13] Whitewater near Maburuma has limited infrastructure, [15] however it does have a recognised local government. [16]
In Guyana, residents of Paramakatoi and some other villages are literate in English and Patamona. [2] Other villages with Patamona populations include Campbelltown, [8] Micobie, [9] Monkey Mountain, [10] Princeville, [8] and Kato. [11] Orinduik is a Patamona village along the Maú River. [4]: 19
Ecotourism in the Rupununi is an important part of Guyana's economy, especially for the local Amerindian people. There are many ranches and lodges such as the Karanambu Ranch, a protected area for giant otters and other endangered species in the Rupununi, started by Tiny McTurk (1927), [11] that generate revenue from tourists visiting the ...
It is the largest and most developed of the Amerindian communities in the region, and is home to the Patamona, Macushi and Wapishana tribes. [4] It has a secondary school and has participated in the Hinterland Employment Youth Service (HEYS) programme since 2016. [5] [6] The village has a processing factory for sun-dried tomato products. [7] [8]