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Palm fronds can just as easily be plaited into roofing material as they can be woven into an instant backpack for carrying food and supplies into and out of the forest.

The Amerindians know which plants can be used to ease nausea, treat a headache, or prevent pregnancy.

And they have folklore and songs about the plants and trees and animals of the rain forest that explain the natural events around them and define their own relationship to the land.

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They bleed natural rubber from "balata" trees, and fashion intricately detailed figurines and village scenes by melting the rubber in old pots over an open fire and shaping the tiny rubber details by hand.

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Their staple food is the cassava root, which the women spend many hours preparing in special "cassava huts" so that it can be made into flat bread, tapioca or any of a wide variety of main course foods.

The music they listen to comes from the birds in the forest or, after the sun has gone down, from the insects, and from the Howler monkeys whose haunting
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Their wealth comes from their culture, which is beautiful and honest.

From their connection to the natural world, which has sustained them since the beginning of time.

From the slow, steady pace of their unhurried lives that are ruled by the rising and setting of the sun and by rainy or dry seasons, but not by clocks, deadlines or tightly wound schedules.

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READ MORE Some of the trappings of modern society have filtered into Amerindian villages, and of course, they desire these "things".

Provided with fabrics, needles and spools of colorful thread, the women’s sewing clubs produce detailed, hand stitched tapestries that are attractive to visitors.

While string can be made sufficiently from plant fiber, nylon string is a desired commodity.

Typical Amerindian villages do not have electricity, but if a primary school or community building can be powered by the donation of a generator, computers or DVD player, worlds of educational possibilities can open up for the children who are generally lucky to even have books.

Modern medicine, also, to help with illnesses like malaria, is more effective than what the forest might provide.

The inevitability of the modern world seeps in to lure young Amerindians like a pied piper.

It threatens not only a slowly fading traditional culture, but Guyana’s intact ecosystems as well.

However, there is a glimmer of hope that what is precious about Guyana can be saved.

Many village elders are becoming increasingly reluctant to relinquish the land of their ancestors to international exploitation and destruction.

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And young Amerindians are beginning to step forward in defense of their cultural heritage by pursuing eco cultural economic alternatives, understanding that the key to their future lies in their past.

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It is primarily an advocacy organisation that seeks to promote and defend the rights of the Indigenous Peoples of Guyana.

Membership of the APA is made up of Units throughout the country, currently amounting to close to eighty such units.

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The Association is led by an Executive Committee comprising the President, Vice President, Secretary, Treasurer, Assistant Secretary/Treasurer, thirteen regional representatives, a women’s representative and a youth representative.

The APA has a central office in Georgetown which is staffed by persons from interior communities who carry out the daily functions of the organisation and who provide the link between what is happening in the communities and at the national and international levels.

Goals and Objectives The objectives of the APA are to promote the social, economic, political and cultural development of Amerindian communities in solidarity with each other and to promote and defend their rights.