Indigenous Peoples of the World

Akuriyo

The Akuriyo were last Indigenous tribe in Suriname to adopt a sedentary way of life, after keeping vigil throughout southern Suriname and the adjacent part of Brazil.

The Akuriyo still live in the land of their ancestors; however, they are in a very vulnerable position due to their limited population. The Akuriyo population is numbered at about 50 people; only ten of which continue to speak the Akuriyo traditional language. Everyone else speaks Trió.

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John Ahni Schertow

Not to mention the fact that Indigenous Peoples have specific needs that settler populations generally do not posses, like requiring access to specific land areas to maintain culture, language, the...

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