Summary
This report investigates the ways in which the existence of
Kaieteur Falls, Guyana’s most treasured natural wonder, has shaped the history,
the beliefs, and the lifestyle of the people who found it first. It is based on
discussions and observations in the village of Chenapou, where I lived from September
2013 to August 2014. As my primary school teaching project in the village
progressed, it became apparent that the most strongly debated issues in the
community were in some way linked to Kaieteur.
The fates of the people and the waterfall are inexorably entwined
in a story of survival: of the old against the new; the powerful against the
poor; and the ancestral, spiritual bond that links person to place.
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