Mining and Amerindians in Guyana : final report of the APA/NSI project on "Exploring Indigenous Perspective on Consultation and Engagement within the Mining Sector in Latin America and the Caribbean" | RPE Minga | RPE Indigenous Peoples (LAC)
2002
Colchester, Marcus | La Rose, Jean | James, Kid
Institutional controls on mining are weak. This report results from a participatory study carried out to assess mining impacts and to develop proposals for more effective Amerindian engagement with the mining sector. The consultation process comprised two national workshops of a National Indigenous Advisory Committee, four regional consultations in Amerindian communities, a field visit to mine sites in the Matthew’s Ridge region, interviews with key stakeholder groups and Government officials, and a literature review. Brazilian miners and syndicates are centrally involved in small, medium and large-scale mining ventures. There is much illegal traffic across the frontier. The prostitution of Amerindian women is rife in mining camps and rapes are widely reported.
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