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Assakata

Assakata
Asakata
Village
Assakata is located in Guyana
Assakata
Assakata
Location in Guyana
Coordinates: 7°44′0″N 59°4′0″W / 7.73333°N 59.06667°W / 7.73333; -59.06667
Country Guyana
RegionBarima-Waini
Population
 (2013)[1]
 • Total
c.300

Assakata or Asakata is a village in Barima-Waini region, in the north of Guyana. Assakata is an Amerindian village[2] inhabited by Warao and Arawak people,[1] located in the swamps and marshes between the Barima and Pomeroon River.[3]

History

Assakata was founded in 1938 as the Assakata mission,[1] and is part of the North West Amerindian District.[4] Since 1996, the area is governed by the Moruca Land Council with Santa Rosa as the main settlement.[5] The population as of 2013 is approximately 300 people spread over four settlements.[1]

Overview

The economy is based on subsistence farming.[1] Loggers used to be active in the region, however the village council ended all agreements in 2012.[6] The village has a primary school and a health care centre,[3] however the nearest secondary school is in Santa Rosa.[7] The community began receiving electricity in 2004 when a diesel generator was donated by Mr. Monty Niathally, proprietor of Variety Woods and Greenheart Limited. [8]

References

  1. ^ a b c d e Atkinson 2016, p. 71.
  2. ^ "Indigenous Villages". Ministry of Indigenous Peoples’ Affairs. Archived from the original on 2017-07-13. Retrieved 2020-08-18.
  3. ^ a b "Assakata: where modernity is slowly replacing the traditional". Guyana Chronicle. Retrieved 18 August 2020.
  4. ^ Atkinson 2016, p. 30.
  5. ^ Atkinson 2016, p. 44.
  6. ^ Atkinson 2016, p. 73.
  7. ^ Atkinson 2016, p. 72.
  8. ^ "Generating sets handed over to three hinterland communities". Archived from the original on 2005-03-28. Retrieved 21 August 2020.

Bibliography

Atkinson, Sharon (2016). OUR LAND, OUR LIFE (PDF). Amerindian Peoples Association and Forest Peoples Programme. ISBN 978-0-9935190-7-9. {{cite book}}: |website= ignored (help)

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