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Juvenile promiscuity among Amerindians

Oct 06, 2012 Letters

 

Dear Sir,
I was very surprised that Head of the Guyana Child Protection Agency, Ann Green, should make such a naïve statement as: “This, what we are seeing is a culture in most Amerindian communities. Girls become sexually active at a very early age and most males from these communities commit carnal knowledge”, in response to the incident of a 12-year old girl from Region 7 giving birth.
I am equally surprised at the apparent quiet acceptance of this statement especially by Amerindian groups as well as Amerindian Minister in the government.
I have worked with the Unevangelized Fields Mission among the Macushi people both before and after the 1969 Rupununi Uprisings, and I had never observed this to be the case.
I have, however, particularly noted that prior to the Uprisings, the Amerindian people were specially protected from assimilation with coastal cultures, but after the Uprisings, Coastlanders practically invaded and abused the Amerindians.
It is a truism that indigenous peoples the world over are very susceptible to assimilation by other cultures, and are easily taken advantage of.
I would like to posit, therefore, that this juvenile promiscuity among the Amerindians is an acquired behavior resulting from the invasion by, dominance of and interaction with coastal cultures.
Gokarran Sukhdeo

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