Indigenous peoples in Guyana

Indigenous Guyanese
	George Simon (Lokono) with members of the Lokono Artists Group. Left to Right: "Puffy" Clenkien, Telford Taylor, Ossie Hussein (standing), Foster Simon, George Simon and Lynus Clenkien
Regions with significant populations
	9.16% of Guyana's population
Languages
	English, Guyanese Creole, and Indigenous languages (including the nine recognized languages of Akawaio, Macushi, Waiwai, Arawak, Patamona, Warrau, Carib, Wapishana, and Arekuna)
Religion
	Indigenous religion, Christianity, and others

Indigenous peoples in Guyana, or Native Guyanese, are Guyanese people who are of indigenous ancestry. They comprise approximately 9.16% of Guyana's population.^[1]

Contemporary groups

Akawaio (Acahuayo, Acewaio, Akawai, Ingariko), Mazaruni River basin and Venezuela^[2]
Atorada, southwest and Brazil^[2]
Auaké, Brazil and Guyana
Carib (Cariña, Galibi, Kalihna, Kalinya, Kariña, Kari’nja), northeast^[2]
Macushi, southwest border^[2]
Mapidian, southwest^[2]
Mawayana^[2]
Patamona, west central^[2]
Ingarikó, Brazil, Guyana and Venezuela
Jaoi (Yao), Guyana, Trinidad and Venezuela
Kalina, Brazil, Guyana, French Guiana, Suriname, Venezuela
Lokono (Arawak), Guyana, Trinidad, Venezuela^[2]
Macushi, Brazil and Guyana
Nepuyo (Nepoye), Guyana, Trinidad and Venezuela
Orealla, Guyana
Pemon (Arecuna), upland savannah, Brazil, Guyana, and Venezuela^[2]
Waiwai (Uapixana, Vapidiana, Wapichan, Wapichana, Wapisana, Wapishshiana, Wapisiana, Wapitxana, Wapixana), Amazonas, Brazil and Guyana^[2]
Wapishana, Brazil and Guyana
Warao (Guarao, Guarauno, Warau, Warrau), Guyana and Venezuela^[2]

Notes

^ ^a ^b "Indian, African-Guyanese numbers continue to decline, in census finds mixed race and Amerindian population still growing." Retrieved 19 July 2016.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k "Guyana." Ethnologue. Retrieved 7 Dec 2013.

[cia-1] "Indian, African-Guyanese numbers continue to decline, in census finds mixed race and Amerindian population still growing." Retrieved 19 July 2016.

[guyana-2] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k "Guyana." Ethnologue. Retrieved 7 Dec 2013.

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[2]

v t e Ancestry and ethnicity in Guyana
Indigenous	Akawaio Arawak Lokono Carib Taruma Macushi Patamona Pemon Wai-Wai Wapishana Warao
Non-Indigenous	African Brazilian Chinese Dutch Indian Jewish Portuguese

v t e Indigenous peoples in South America
Sovereign states	Argentina Bolivia Brazil Chile Colombia Ecuador Guyana Paraguay Peru Suriname Uruguay Venezuela
Dependencies and other territories	Falkland Islands French Guiana South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands

Contemporary groups

See also

Notes