Hiawa

Hiawa
Village
Hiawa Location in Guyana
Coordinates: 3.3899°N 59.6288°W / 3.3899; -59.6288
Country	Guyana
Region	Upper Takutu-Upper Essequibo
Government
• Councillor	Anastasia Clementino[1]
Population [1]
• Total	c.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

1. "Hiawa". Ministry of Indigenous Peoples' Affairs. Retrieved 28 February 2021.
2. "Hiawa lauded for building Rupununi road". Stabroek News. Retrieved 28 February 2021.
3. "Nappi". Ministry of Indigenous Peoples' Affairs. Retrieved 12 December 2021.
4. Kumar Mahabir and Jai Sears. "Politics and the Amerindians of Guyana (Part 2 of 3)". Indo Caribbean Publications. Retrieved 28 February 2021.
5. "$14M SLED projects at Hiawa working well". Department of Public Information. Retrieved 28 February 2021.
6. "Central Rupununi villagers want land extensions". Guyana Chronicle. Retrieved 28 February 2021.