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Indigenous Voices Guyana (IVG) is dedicated to supporting and promoting Indigenous culture, Indigenous artists and businesses, and highlighting issues affecting Indigenous Peoples and communities.

08/09/2026

๐Ž๐”๐‘ ๐–๐€๐˜ ๐Ž๐… ๐‹๐ˆ๐…๐„ ๐ˆ๐’ ๐๐Ž๐“ ๐๐„๐†๐Ž๐“๐ˆ๐€๐๐‹๐„!

For us as Indigenous Peoples, our land is where we hunt, fish, farm, raise our families, practice our traditions, maintain our sacred places and pass on knowledge from one generation to the next. We do not view it as acreage confined by traditional fences nor are our rivers deemed resources and reservoirs of mineral wealth with an impending pay cheque.

Article 149G of Guyana's Constitution protects the preservation of Indigenous Peoples' cultural heritage and way of life. That protection must mean something in practice.

When decisions about extractivism have the potential to affect our lands, waterways and the places upon which our cultures and livelihoods depend, we cannot be treated as an afterthought. Activities that many view as development, to Indigenous Peoples, they mean dispossession or displacement from our own homes.

Protecting our way of life means protecting the lands, waters, traditions and relationships that sustain it.

Development at the cost of our rights, our culture or the inheritance we leave to the generations still to come, equates to erasure of our identity.

Respect the Constitution!
Respect Indigenous rights!
Protect our way of life!

08/09/2026

๐‘๐„๐’๐๐„๐‚๐“ ๐‚๐‡๐ˆ๐๐„๐’๐„ ๐‹๐€๐๐ƒ๐ˆ๐๐†

Chinese Landing has fought for decades and it should not have to keep fighting to have rights already recognized, respected.

The Villageโ€™s struggle transcends mining. It is rooted in our people's right to their land, water, livelihood, culture, safety and a future for their children. For those with mining interests, Chinese Landing may be a pot of gold to be pursued, but to the people of the Village, it is home. Its titled lands sustain families, farming, hunting, fishing, community livelihoods and generations of Indigenous life.

When those lands are occupied or exploited without the Village's consent, the impacts do not stop at the mine site. They reach the waterways as is evident by the visible contamination of the water presently. They affect livelihoods. They affect how children get to school. They affect the community's ability to live safely and determine its own future. Recent reporting has documented concerns about mining-related damage along a route used by schoolchildren and contaminated rivers no longer safe for domestic use.

How much longer must Chinese Landing endure exploitation of its lands, violation of its people and threats of disposition?

We demand respect for Chinese Landing's land rights.
We demand protection of its waterways.
We demand respect for its livelihoods.
We demand that its children inherit a community in which their rights are secure.

08/09/2026

๐Ž๐”๐‘ ๐‹๐€๐๐ƒ! ๐Ž๐”๐‘ ๐–๐€๐“๐„๐‘! ๐Ž๐”๐‘ ๐ƒ๐„๐‚๐ˆ๐’๐ˆ๐Ž๐!

The proposed Kurupung uranium exploration project has advanced to the point where U92 is preparing a 5,000-metre drilling programme, while Indigenous communities in proximity to the proposed project site were never meaningfully consulted or given the opportunity to provide their free, prior and informed consent (FPIC).

Indigenous Peoples should not have to learn from the news that uranium exploration is advancing on or affecting our traditional lands. All decisions with the potential to affect our territories, waterways, food systems, health and future generations cannot be made for us, without us. In fact, consultation is not a fancy courtesy to Indigenous Peoples. FPIC is the international standard for engaging with Indigenous Peoples and their participation must not be an afterthought. We cannot seek consent after decisions have already been made for our people.

The APA demands transparency, full access to information and meaningful, community-led consultation. And we demand respect for Indigenous Peoplesโ€™ right to determine what happens on our lands and territories.

No consent! No uranium!
Respect Indigenous Peoples Right to FPIC!


08/09/2026

๐—œ๐—ป๐—ฑ๐—ถ๐—ด๐—ฒ๐—ป๐—ผ๐˜‚๐˜€ ๐—น๐—ถ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐˜€ ๐—บ๐˜‚๐˜€๐˜ ๐—บ๐—ฎ๐˜๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ฟ ๐—ฏ๐—ฒ๐—ณ๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ ๐˜๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐—ด๐—ฒ๐—ฑ๐˜† ๐˜€๐˜๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐—ธ๐—ฒ๐˜€, ๐—ป๐—ผ๐˜ ๐—ท๐˜‚๐˜€๐˜ ๐˜„๐—ต๐—ฒ๐—ป ๐—ถ๐˜ ๐—ฑ๐—ผ๐—ฒ๐˜€, ๐—ผ๐—ฟ ๐—ผ๐—ป๐—น๐˜† ๐—ฎ๐—ณ๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ฟ. . .

Today, September 4, 2026, marks 48 days since the MV Barima sank on July 18, 2026 and to date, the vessel remains on the sea bed while families await answers and closure and the nation continues to grieve.
This wasnโ€™t merely a tragic accident. This was one of the most horrific maritime disasters in Guyanaโ€™s history, a tragedy that unfolded right under the Stateโ€™s watch.
Forty-eight days later, the demand for truth, accountability and justice must not be allowed to sink with the vessel.

The MV Barima tragedy cannot become another moment of national mourning followed by silence and business as usual. The lives lost demand more than our condolences. They demand accountability, answers and action!

The APA continues to demand that the systems responsible for protecting people travelling Guyanaโ€™s waterways be examined, strengthened and enforced. We demand safe and properly regulated river transport, effective oversight, emergency preparedness, and systems that recognize the realities of Indigenous and hinterland communities who depend on these waterways every day.

Fix the broken systems!
Hear Indigenous voices!
Protect Indigenous lives!

We cannot bring back those we lost, but we can refuse to accept the conditions that allow preventable tragedies to happen again.





Beautiful. This is wonderful!
08/09/2026

Beautiful. This is wonderful!

- We will NOT forget.
08/09/2026

- We will NOT forget.

03/09/2026

Learning about our communities!

Region One, officially known as Barima-Waini, is one of Guyanaโ€™s culturally diverse and predominantly Indigenous regions. Located in the north-west of the country, the region stretches from the Atlantic coast to the Venezuelan border and is shaped by major waterways including the Barima, Waini and Moruca Rivers. Indigenous communities are spread throughout the region. Administratively, Region One is divided into three sub-regions: Mabaruma, Matarkai and Moruca.

Beyond being an administrative arrangement, these three sub-regions reflect distinct geographic, cultural and community realities within Indigenous Region One. Communities are often separated by vast distances, rivers and forested terrain, making boats and air transport particularly important for movement and access to services. This geography also means that Indigenous communities experience development, land-use pressures, mining, environmental concerns and access to education and healthcare in different ways.

The Lokono, Warrau and Carib nations primarily occupy the region across the three sub-regions.

The map below shows the Indigenous communities in Region One.

- We will NOT forgot.
02/09/2026

- We will NOT forgot.

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