To his socio-political credit, David Arthur Granger, whilst on the pre-May 2015 Election Campaign trail did visit and interest himself in many hinterland communities at a very personal level. (Both the now President and his national First Lady are (Bartica/Mabaruma) “hinterland personalities”, (euphemistically speaking).
On the few occasions I shared the company – over strong “cocktails” – of the late Desrey Fox, our accomplished anthropologist, we discussed animatedly such terms and descriptions as native, indigenous, aboriginals, Amerindian, tribes, nation(s) and First People. Though I had the highest regard for her academia and actual historical knowledge and experience, we agreed that I could stick to my preference for “First People” instead of the preferred “Indigenous” and European-inspired “Amerindian”.
