“It was the PNC that agreed to and worked towards the facilitation of land titling in Guyana. It was the PNC that facilitated the formation and activities of the Amerindian Land Commissio ...

Thirteen Amerindian communities are participating in a Community Mines Ranger training programme facilitated by the Guyana Mining School and Training Center (GMSTC) under the Ministry of Natural ...

Yet head just 50 miles inland, and Guyana becomes resolutely South American. Here is a world of rainforest, savannah and mountains where indigenous Amerindians still make up much of the population.

“Headdress,” by Dana Claxton, personal headdress collections of five women, up through April 26; 4550 Broadway, Suite C-3B2, Boulder; eastwindow.org. Eldorado Springs Art Center: Art gallery ...

Over the past four years, more than 240 Amerindian villages in Guyana have benefited from government-led development programs and increased funding. These efforts have strengthened village economies, ...

"When I see a non-Indigenous person wearing a headdress, it feels like my entire culture has been reduced to a prop, a costume." JJ Neepin is the director of Headdress, short documentary about the ...

THE Opposition’s failure to develop substantive policies for the betterment of Amerindians was sharply criticised by ... “The budget is fundamentally strong on transitioning and modernising Guyana. It ...

This ministry, which, he said, is the “most dynamic ministry” in Guyana became an active force in advocating for and addressing the needs of Amerindian communities. The passage of the Amerindian Act ...

This includes fans wearing Native headdresses and painting their faces; the adoption of a mascot named Warpaint - a horse ridden by a cheerleader in Native American-style dress; and the pre-game ...