Wai-Wai people
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The Wai-wai (or Waiwai) are an ethnic group of Guyana and northern Brazil.
The Wai-wai in Guyana live in the far south of the country, near the headwaters of the Essequibo River.
The Umana Yana in Georgetown, Guyana, takes its name from the Wai-Wai for "meeting place".
There are approximately 200 Wai-wai in Guyana and 2000 in Brazil. In Brazil, they mostly reside in Terra Indígena Wai-wai, Terra Indígena Trombetas-Mapuera and Terra Indígena Nhamundá-Mapuera.
[edit] References
- Mongabay.com Guyana - Geography
- Native American Indian Cultures - the Wai Wai Indians
- General table of the Indigenous peoples in Brazil
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