Toshao Nicholas Fredericks the Chairman of the National Toshaos Council and the South Rupununi District Council has been awarded the Golden              Arrow Head of Achievement for championing the rights of Indigenous Peoples in Guyana. The SRDC congratulates Toshao on receiving this Award

 Toshao Nicholas Fredericks receives the Golden Arrow Head of Acheivement form President David Granger.

Indigenous women leaders attended a workshop in Georgetown

On May 23 and 24, 2019 Indigenous women leaders attended a workshop in Georgetown. This workshop was sponsored by UNESCO in association with the Women andGender Equality Commission and Forest Carbon Partnership Facility. Topics were based on ; Gender; Women’s Rights and Access to…

CERD Recommendations to Government of Guyana re: Activities on Marudi Mountain

CERD Recommendations to Government of Guyana re: Activities on Marudi Mountain 11 January 2019 The Wapichan People of the South Rupununi welcome the recent Communication sent to the Government of Guyana by the United Nations Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination concerning the mining on Marutu…