Thousands of miles may separate the metropolitan capitals where gold prices are set from the remote Amerindian communities in the interior of Guyana like Sebai, but the impact of decision-making in the metropolis on communities like Sebai could hardly be starker.
Sebai is located on the right bank of the Sebai river, twenty five miles away from Port Kaituma. The village hosts a community of around 420 Caribs, Arawaks and Warraus. Traditionally, the community’s main economic activities