Indigenous peoples in Suriname still wait for land rights
Aug 4, 2011 • Jeremy Hance, writing for mongabay.com, examines the ongoing struggle for indigenous land rights in Suriname. Legal rights and recognition... Read More
The Wayana (alternate names: Ajana, Uaiana, Alucuyana, Guaque, Ojana, Orcocoyana, Pirixi, Urukuena, Waiano etc.) are a Carib-speaking people located in the south-eastern part of the Guiana highlands, a region divided between Brazil, Suriname, and French Guiana. In 1980, when the last census took place, the Wayana numbered some 1,500 individuals, of which 150 in Brazil, among the Apalai, 400 in Suriname, and 1,000 in French Guiana, along the Maroni River. About half of them still spoke their original language.
Adapted from Wikipedia’s article on the Wapixana Peoples
Amahuaca Arara Aweti Enawene Nawe Guarani Huitotos Ikpeng Ingariko Juruna Kaiabi Kaiowa Kalapalo Kamaiura Karitiana Kayapo Kuikuro Kuruaya Makuxi Matipu Matses Mehinako Nahukua Naruvotu Patamona Pataxo Surui Suya Tapayuna Taurepang Trio Trumai Tupinamba Tupinikim Tuxá Wai Wai Wapixana Waura Wayana Xikrín Xipaia
Aug 4, 2011 • Jeremy Hance, writing for mongabay.com, examines the ongoing struggle for indigenous land rights in Suriname. Legal rights and recognition... Read More
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