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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.
Pepperpot is an Amerindian-derived dish popular in Guyana. It is traditionally served at Christmas and other special events. It is traditionally served at Christmas and other special events. Along with chicken curry , and cook-up rice, pepperpot is one of Guyana's national dishes.
Parakari is a fermented alcoholic beverage made by Amerindians of Guyana and Venezuela.Like other cassava alcoholic beverages, parakari is made by dual fermenting cassava (a large starchy root), which involves the use of an amylolytic mold (Rhizopus sp., Mucoraceae, Zygomycota) by chewing it.
Indigenous peoples in Guyana reportedly made an antidote by steeping chili peppers in rum. [ 4 ] To make cassareep, the juice is boiled until it is reduced by half in volume, [ 5 ] to the consistency of molasses [ 4 ] and flavored with spices —including cloves , cinnamon , salt , sugar , and cayenne pepper . [ 6 ]
Unique preparations [12] include Guyana pepperpot, a stew of Amerindian origin made with meat, cassareep (a bitter extract of the cassava), and seasonings. Other favourites are cassava bread, stews, and metemgee , a thick rich type of soup with ground provision, coconut milk and large dumplings (called duff), eaten with fried fish or chicken.
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 Patamona are an Amerindian people native to the Pakaraima Mountains of Guyana and northern Brazil. [2] They speak a Cariban language, Kapóng, and have often been referred to interchangeably as Akawaio or Ingariko. Patamona are considered a sub-group of Kapon people. [3]
Wai-wai people are split between modern day Guyana and Brazil . In Guyana they reside in one community Konashen Amerindian Community, with an officially titled land area of 648,860 ha. Population of 201. In Brazil, they reside in three Indigenous territories [13]