Epoja Opoya | |
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  Epoja Location in French Guiana | |
| Coordinates: 3°22′50″N54°3′1″W / 3.38056°N 54.05028°W | |
| Country | France |
| Overseas region | French Guiana |
| Arrondissement | Saint-Laurent-du-Maroni |
| Commune | Maripasoula |
Epoja, also known as Opoya, is a Wayana village situated on the Lawa River in French Guiana. [1]
Epoja is conjoined with the village of Taluwen and Alawataimë enï and lies clies to the island village of Kulumuli. [2] In the 1990s, a village by the name of Esperance was founded by Wayana migrating from Suriname next to Epoja and Taluwen.
Kawemhakan, formerly also known as Anapaikë, is a Wayana village in the Sipaliwini District of Suriname. The village lies on the banks of the Lawa River, which forms the border with French Guiana.
Apetina, also known as Pïlëuwimë or Puleowime, is a village in the South Eastern jungle area of Suriname within the Tapanahony resort in the Sipaliwini District. It is located at 3°30′N55°04′W in the jungle on the small hills along the river Tapanahoni. Nearby points include Tebu Mountain, at around 347 m (1,138 ft) in height, and the Man Gandafutu waterfall. The majority of Apetina's population is the Wayana people. These Indians mostly originate from Brazil and once have fled because of tribal warfare. There also is primary school and an airstrip located near the Indian village of Apetina.
The Aparai or Apalai are an indigenous people of Brazil, who live in Amapá and Pará states. A little community is located in French Guiana, in Antecume Pata. They were sedentary slash-and-burn farmers, necessitating periodic relocation as soil became exhausted, but also hunters and gatherers. They spoke a Carib language and in the 20th century their subsistence shifted towards craftwork as they adapted to modern Brazil and the cash economy.
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Talhuwen, also spelt as Taluwen, Taluhen and Taluen, is a Wayana village situated on the Lawa River in French Guiana.
Pëleya, also spelt as Péléa, is a Wayana village on an island in the Litani River.
Palimino is a Wayana village on the Litani River.
Kumakahpan is a Wayana village in the Sipaliwini District of Suriname. The village lies on the banks of the Lawa River, which forms the border with French Guiana.
Alawataimë enï is a Wayana village situated on the Lawa River in French Guiana.
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Tedamali, also known as Telamali, is a Wayana village on the Lawa River in French Guiana.
Tutu Kampu, also known as Kulumuli, is a Wayana village on the Tapanahony River in Suriname. The village consists of about five households and is headed by the shaman or pïyai Samé. The village acts as the border village between Wayana territory further upstream the Tapanahony River and the village of Granbori from the Ndyuka territory further downstream.
The Malani, also Marouini, is a river in the disputed area between French Guiana and Suriname. According to Suriname, it is the border river, however France considers the Litani the border. The river has its source at Pic Coudreau in the Tumuk Humak Mountains. It has its mouth at the confluence with the Litany at Antecume Pata and continues its journey as the Lawa River. The Malani has a length of 245 kilometres (152 mi).
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