Kasuela
Kasuela
Cashew Island | |
|---|---|
village | |
  Kasuela Location in Guyana | |
| Coordinates:3°16′39″N57°35′58″W/ 3.27750°N 57.59944°W | |
| Country |  Guyana |
| Region | East Berbice-Corentyne |
| Government | |
| • Toshao | Kenke Jaimo[1] |
| Population (2014)[2] | |
| • Total | 80 |
| Time zone | UTC-4 |
| Climate | Af |
Kasuela(alsoCashew Island,Kasjoe EilandandCasuela) is an indigenous village of theTiriyó people[3]in theEast Berbice-Corentyneregion ofGuyana.The village has a population of about 80 people.[2]The inhabitants are of the subgroupMawayanaor the Frog people.[4]
The village is located inside the disputedTigri Area.
History
[edit]Kasuela is the oldest village of Western Trio Group and is located on an island in the middle of theNew River.[3]Camp Jaguarknown in Suriname as Camp Tigri[5]is located about four kilometres (2+1⁄2miles) north of the village.[2]The first settlers were Tiriyó fromKwamalasamutuin Suriname. In 1997, aWai-waifamily from Akotopono joined the village.[3]
Overview
[edit]In 2011, a school was opened in the village.[2]In 2020, the village received access to health care.[6]As of 2018, Kasuela was not connected to the telephone network or internet.[7]The inhabitants are allowed to vote in both the Surinamese elections,[8]as well as the Guyanese elections,[9]however the village did not participate in the 2018 village council elections, because they preferred to choose their leaders in the traditional way.[10]
Kasuela can be accessed via the river or by the airstrip located at Camp Jaguar.[5]
Language
[edit]The Mawayana subgroup originally spoke theMawayana languagewhich has already been replaced by theTiriyó language.[11]The last two speakers are inKwamalasamutuas of 2015.[12][11]The transition to Tiriyó was voluntary and a result of banding together in larger villages.[13]The school has already stated that it will teach the children in theEnglish language.[2]
Notes
[edit]- ^"Dorpen en Dorpsbesturen".Vereniging van inheemse dorpshoofden Suriname(in Dutch).Retrieved15 June2020.
- ^abcde"GDF impacts Cashew Island through education".Guyana Chronicle.Retrieved15 June2020.
- ^abc"Amotopoan trails: a recent archaeology of Trio movements - Page 5".University of Leiden.Retrieved15 June2020.
- ^Mans 2011,p. 209-210.
- ^ab"Een halve eeuw Tigri".Star Nieuws(in Dutch). 19 August 2019.Retrieved15 June2020.
- ^"Newly credited CHW to serve Cashew Island community".Department of Public Information, Guyana.Retrieved15 June2020.
- ^"Telesur wil mast opzetten in Coeroeni en overige nabije dorpen".GFC Nieuws(in Dutch).Retrieved15 June2020.
- ^"Twee stembureaus erbij in kiesressort Coeroeni".De Boodschap.today(in Dutch).Retrieved15 June2020.
- ^"GECOM reports smooth election process thus far".Department of Public Information, Guyana.Retrieved15 June2020.
- ^"Evidence of Political Interference in Village Councils Elections".Kaieteur News Online.Retrieved21 August2020.
- ^abMans & Carlin 2015,p. 98.
- ^Carlin 2006,p. 317.
- ^Eithne Carlin."Komende eeuw verdwijnen 6000 van de 7000 talen".Scientias(in Dutch).Retrieved16 June2020.
References
[edit]- Carlin, Eithne B. (2006).Feeling the Need(PDF).University of Leiden.
- Mans, Jimmy (2011). Hofman, Corinne Lisette; Van Duijvenbode, Anne (eds.).Chapter: Trio movements and the Amotopoan flux.Leiden: Sidestone Press.ISBN978-90-88-90063-1.
- Mans, Jimmy; Carlin, Eithne B. (2015).Movement through Time in the Southern Guianas: Deconstructing the Amerindian Kaleidoscope.Leiden: Brill.
External links
[edit]- The Last of the MawayanabyUnravel magazine
