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IDB funds programme to resurrect Amerindian culture at Mainstay
A section of villagers at the launching of the initiative
Under the theme ‘Mainstreaming Cultural Diversity in the livelihood of the residents of Mainstay/Whayaka, the Mainstay Village Council in Region Two launched a community development project on Tuesday, last, at the Mainstay Princeville Centre.
The initiative which is funded by the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) primarily aims at implementing the Amerindian ancestral languages, craft and dance, back into Amerindian communities.
Members of the Amerindian Affairs Committee, Regional Chairman Ally Baksh, Toshao Yvonne Pearson and Community Development Officer Melrose Henry, attended the launching.
Pearson, who is the Chairperson of the National Toshao Council, described the launch of the new project as historic, especially for the Mainstay Community.
She noted that the focus would be to resuscitate the Arawak dialect, dance and craft, in an effort to promote and bring alive the Amerindian culture. The project’s duration will be three months.
Pearson said that 58 students have already showed interest in the language aspect, while another 36 have registered for craft. A further 31 students, she noted, have shown an interest in dance.
According to Pearson, the programme will also cater for students in the Lima Sands area.
Regional Chairman Baksh encouraged other NGOs and villagers to sustain the project which he stressed was spearheaded by the community of Mainstay.
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