Indigenous peoples in Guyana
 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 | |
|---|---|
 Guyana Approx. 67,3319.1% of Guyana's population[1] | |
| Languages | |
| English, and Indigenous languages | |
| Religion | |
| Roman Catholicism, Evangelicalism, Irreligion, Native religions |
Indigenous peoples in Guyana, or Native Guyanese, are Guyanese people who are of indigenous ancestry. They compromise approximately 9.1% of Guyana's population of 739,903.[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]
See also
- Demographics of Guyana
- Amerindian Heritage Month (Guyana)
- Kanashen
- George Simon (b. 1947), artist and archaeologist
Notes
| Pre-history | .svg) | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mythology/Religion |
| ||||||||||
| Culture |
| ||||||||||
| European colonization | |||||||||||
| Modern groups by country |
| ||||||||||
| Related topics | |||||||||||