Hiawa

Village in Upper Takutu-Upper Essequibo, Guyana

3°23′24″N 59°37′44″W / 3.3899°N 59.6288°W / 3.3899; -59.6288Country

GuyanaRegionUpper Takutu-Upper EssequiboGovernment

• CouncillorAnastasia Clementino^[1]Population

^[1]

• Totalc.278

Hiawa is an indigenous village of Macushi Amerindians in the Upper Takutu-Upper Essequibo Region of Guyana. It is located in the Rupununi savannah.^[2] Hiawa is considered a satellite of Nappi.^[3]

Overview

Hiawa has a school, a health hut, and a church.^[1] The nearest big village is Nappi.^[4] In 2016, a road was built connecting the village to Lethem.^[2] In 2019, a multi-purpose building was constructed in the village.^[5]

In 2016, the residents of Hiawa launched a protest, because their requests for land extensions were not being processed while private developers are encroaching on their territory.^[6]

The economy of the village is based on agriculture. The main products are corn, sweet cassava, sweet potatoes, and bananas.^[1]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "Hiawa". Ministry of Indigenous Peoples' Affairs. Retrieved 28 February 2021.
^ ^a ^b "Hiawa lauded for building Rupununi road". Stabroek News. Retrieved 28 February 2021.
^ "Nappi". Ministry of Indigenous Peoples' Affairs. Retrieved 12 December 2021.
^ Kumar Mahabir and Jai Sears. "Politics and the Amerindians of Guyana (Part 2 of 3)". Indo Caribbean Publications. Retrieved 28 February 2021.
^ "$14M SLED projects at Hiawa working well". Department of Public Information. Retrieved 28 February 2021.
^ "Central Rupununi villagers want land extensions". Guyana Chronicle. Retrieved 28 February 2021.