| The
Amerindians. |
These are
our indigenous people, the original settlers of this land. However ,over
the years many of the tribes that long ago existed have become extinct
as a result of raids , warfare , and disease. Most of the Amerindian
population still remain in the interior, some of them still practicing
the old way of life.
|
| The
Africans |
The
Africans came to this country as slaves to work mostly on the sugar
plantations. These were tough times as the conditions were inhuman and
the work hours long and exhausting. As a result they were many revolts
and runaways. In 1838 slavery was abolished and the Africans set
free.
|
| The
Chinese |
The
Chinese came to Guyana after slavery was abolished to work as indentured
laborers on the plantations. Many choose to remain after their contracts
had expired.
|
| The
East Indians |
The East
Indians came to Guyana as Indentured Laborers. During the period of 1838
to 1917 , almost 250,000 East Indians were brought from India. Many of
them choose to remain after their contracts were up. Today the Indians
make of more then half of the Guyanese population.
|
| The
Portuguese |
The
Portuguese also came to Guyana as laborers. They also decided to stay on
after their contracts were up.
|
| Mixed
Races |
Through
the inter-racial marriages of several our five races we also have a
mixture of various ethnicity in our society. |
