Amerindians urged to embrace identity as heritage month launched

A section of the crowd that turned up for the opening ceremony of Amerindian Heritage Month yesterday at the Sophia Exhibition Centre

Amerindian Heritage Month was launched last evening at the Sophia Exhibition Centre under the theme ‘Embracing our Identity, Celebrating our Culture’.

This year’s Amerindian village is Maicobee which is located in Region 8 and on display were Amerindian craft, jewellery and cuisines.

Seats in the benab where the ceremony was held were filled with