President David Granger, yesterday attended Heritage Day celebrations at Riversview Village, Upper Demerara-Berbice, Region Ten where he declared that education was not a sideshow and is central to the development of the entire Indigenous Community and the entire country.
The celebration of National Indigenous Heritage Day marks the day, when Stephen Campbell became the first Amerindian Member of Parliament in Guyana on September 10, 1957. In 1995 September was officially designated to be Amerindian Heritage Month. This year’s celebration was hosted by Riverview Village under the theme, “Maintaining our cultural practices while promoting a green economy.”
Riverview’s location is unique in that it straddles two regions, the Upper Demerara-Upper Berbice Region and the Cuyuni-Mazaruni (Region Seven)
