About Us
Baokopa’o wa di’itinpan wadauniinao ati’o niiThinking together for those coming behind us Our forest east of Kobarara Mountain in Wapichan territory in Guyana [Photo: Philip Brown, SRDC Monitor, 2016] The Wapichan people and our ancestors have occupied and used the whole area that we call Wapichan…
Our Vision
Our vision is that in twenty-five years’ time our people, our communities and our lands will be like this … We will live together on our traditional lands as Wapichannao. The entire Wapichan wiizi, as defined in our documents submitted to the Amerindian Lands…
Villages
Parikowaro Naawa Village (Parikwarinau) Parikowaro means grassland sparrow and naawa means hill. The village was named after the grandfather spirit of the bird, which is now sitting as a rock approximately 1 and a half km north from the centre of the village. It…
The South Rupununi District Council held its quarterly statutory meeting in Awarewauanau Village
The South Rupununi District Council held its quarterly statutory meeting in Awarewauanau Village. Leaders from twenty-one communities of Wapichan Wiizi were present for three days of meetings from June 12- 14, 2019. Participants at the SRDC Meeting in Awarewaunau
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…