September is the month when we celebrate the first peoples of this land; their culture, their heritage, their history and remember why special attention needs to be placed on protecting their livelihoods, and their land.
The Amerindians are, although a minority ethnic group, substantial and significant to all of Guyana in all aspects of our society. Small but mighty, they too have a part to play in the success of the republic. And we owe them our gratitude and respect, because they have given us so much more. From the Amerindians we got our ‘Land of Many Waters’ name, our carnival’s name: Mashramani, art and craft and up to Tuesday afternoon we still had our meeting place—Umana Yana.
It is fitting then that Pepperpot, is our proclaimed national dish. Other Amerindian contributions to
