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Aluku Maroons
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Arawak
| Emerillon
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Kalina
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Palikur
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Wayana
| Wayana |
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| Indigenous Group |
Wayana (also
known as: Oayana, Alukuyana, Guayana, Oyana, Ojana, Ajana, Aiana,
Ouyana, Uajana, Upurui, Oepoeroei, Roucouyen, Oreocoyana, Orkokoyana,
Urucuiana, Urukuyana, Alucuyana) |
| Location |
French
Guiana:
High-Maroni, mainly in four villages: Cayodé, Tuenké, Taluhen,
Antécume-pata |
| Estimated Population |
750 (1997,
Environmental Health Perspectives) |
| Environment |
Lowland,
tropical rainforest |
| Lifestyle |
Sedentary |
| Subsistence |
Hunter /
Fishing / Gatherer / Handicraft Sales |
| Level of Assimilation |
Traditional |
| Language Family |
Wayana
Classification: Arawakan, Suriname, Wayana
Alternative names: Guyana, Oayana, Uaiana, Alukuyana,
Upurui, Aoiana, Oyana, Wajana
Dialects: Rucuyen (Roucouyenne), Urucuiana (Urucena) |
| Website URLs |
Gold-Mining
Activities and Mercury Contamination of Native Amerindian
Communities
Guyane Les Wayanas
Wayana
Language
Les Amerindiens
Aparai
and Wayana |
| NGOs |
CAWAY
Solidarité
Guyane
Forests.org
Friends of Peoples
Close to Nature
Amazon
Alliance |
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