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Akawaio |
Arawak |
Arekuna |
Karinya |
Macushi |
Patamona |
WaiWai |
Wapisiana |
Warau
| Patamona |
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| Indigenous Group |
Patamona (Also known as: Ingariko, Eremagok, Kapon, Paramona, Paramuni,
Partamona, Patomana) |
| Location |
Guyana, Siparuni River, Iwokrama Forest, Chenapou, Kaburi |
| Estimated Population |
6,000 (2001, Pan
Tribal Confederacy of Tribal Nations) |
| Environment |
Highland / Savannah / Forest |
| Lifestyle |
Sedentary |
| Subsistence |
Hunter /
Fishing / Agriculture / Paid Labor |
| Level of Assimilation |
Fairly
Traditional except for Kaburi village |
| Language and Language Family |
Patamona
Classification: Carib, Northern, East-West Guiana,
Macushi-Kapon, Kapon.
Alternate names: Ingariko, Eremagok, Kapon.
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| Website URLs |
Communities
Around Kaieteur National Park
Ethnologue: Patamona, A Language of Guyana
Sustainable
Development Networking Programme: Guyana
Guyana
National
Report on Indigenous Peoples and development: Guyana
Les ethnies de la
Grande Amazonie
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| NGOs |
Caribbean Amerindian
Centrelink
The Amerindian Peoples Association
World
Rainforest Movement
Forest Peoples Programme
Devnet
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