Paruima
Paruima | |
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Village | |
Coordinates: 5°48′23″N 61°03′48″W / 5.8065°N 61.0632°W | |
Country | Guyana |
Region | Cuyuni-Mazaruni |
Government | |
• Toshao | Lee Williams[1] |
Population (2012)[2] | |
• Total | 207 |
Paruima is an indigenous village of Pemon Amerindians in the Cuyuni-Mazaruni Region of Guyana. The village was founded as a mission of the Seventh-day Adventist Church. It is the only Pemon speaking community in Guyana.[3]
Overview
Reverend A.W. Cott of the Seventh-day Adventist Church was a missionary among the Pemon people in Venezuela. In 1930, Cott was expelled from Venezuela, and decided to settle in Paruima in Guyana together with his fellow missionaries, and Amerindian converts.[4]
Paruima has a primary school, and a health centre.[1] In 2017, the school was destroyed when the river flooded. It has been rebuilt in 2019.[3] It is also home to the Paruima Mission Academy, a college for missionaries.[5] The main access is by air via the Paruima Airport.[6]
The toshao (village chief) as of 2018 is Lee Williams. Williams first ran for toshao in 1997 at the age of 19. Twenty one years later, he was elected as the toshao and remained in office until 2021 when a new toshao was elected. Every three years new elections are held, Lennox Percy, who was the vice under Lee Williams is currently serving his second term in office as the toshao of Paruima, new elections are set for May, 2024. In 2020, Williams was also elected to the National Assembly.[1]
Nature
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In January 2021, a new species of orchid from the tepuis in the
References
- ^ a b c "From Paruima to Parliament: Toshao Lee Williams vows to work for his people's betterment". Stabroek News. Retrieved 2 March 2021.
- ^ "2012 Population by Village". Statistics Guyana. Retrieved 2 March 2021.
- ^ a b "Modern primary school for Paruima". Ministry of Education, Guyana. Retrieved 2 March 2021.
- ^ Walter F. Edwards (July 1978). "A Preliminary Sketch of Arekuna (Carib) Phonology". International Journal of American Linguistics. 44 (3): 223.
- ^ "Paruima Mission Academy". Paruima Mission Academy on Facebook. Retrieved 2 March 2021.
- ^ a b "Let's discover Paruima". Guyana Times International. Retrieved 2 March 2021.
- ^ "Waterfalls in Guyana". USA Today. Retrieved 2 March 2021.
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- ^ Liz Kimbrough. "New orchid species from Guiana Highlands named by Indigenous group". Monga Bay. Retrieved 2 March 2021.