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Akawaio |
Arawak |
Arekuna |
Karinya |
Macushi |
Patamona |
WaiWai |
Wapisiana |
Warau
| Macushi |
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| Indigenous Group |
Macushi (Also known as: Makushi, Makusi, Makuxi, Macusi, Macussi, Macoushi,
Macuchy, Macuxi, Makuchi, Mokushi, Teweya, Teueia) |
| Location |
Guyana, Rupununi region, northern and central Kanuku mountains, Iwokrama Forest, Itabac, Kanapang |
| Estimated Population |
8,500 (2001, Pan
Tribal Confederacy of Tribal Nations) |
| Environment |
Highland / Savannah / Forest |
| Lifestyle |
Sedentary |
| Subsistence |
Fishing / Hunter / Gatherer / Agriculture |
| Level of Assimilation |
Traditional |
| Language and Language Family |
Macushi
Classification: Carib, Northern, East-West Guiana,
Macushi-Kapon, Macushi
Alternate names: Makushi, Makusi, Makuxi, Macusi, Macussi,
Teweya, Teueia.
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| Website URLs |
Ethnologue: Languages of Guyana
Guyana
Sustainable Development
Networking Programme: Guyana
Iwokrama:
International Centre for Rainforest Conservation and Development
Les ethnies de la
Grande Amazonie
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| NGOs |
Iwokrama: International Centre
for Rainforest Conservation and Development
Caribbean Amerindian
Centrelink
The Amerindian Peoples Association
World
Rainforest Movement
Forest Peoples Programme
Devnet
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