Akouménaye Explained

Akouménaye
Other Name:Yawakumenay
Settlement Type:Abandoned village
Pushpin Map:French Guiana
Pushpin Label Position:bottom
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in French Guiana
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:France
Subdivision Type1:Overseas region
Subdivision Name1:French Guiana
Subdivision Type2:Arrondissement
Subdivision Name2:Cayenne
Subdivision Type3:Commune
Subdivision Name3:Camopi
Population As Of:1960
Population Total:0
Coordinates:2.95°N -76°W

Akouménaye (also: Yawakumenay) was an Amerindian village of the Wayampi tribe in southeast French Guiana, close to the border with Brazil. The village was established in 1946 near Alicoto by the villagers of Tacouné.[1] In 1949, the village had 8 inhabitants.[1] The village chief was Paul Ilpe Alassouka. In 1960, the village was abandoned.[2]

References

  1. Web site: Quelques observations sur les Oyampi de l'Oyapock. Persée. fr. 1950. 2 June 2020.
  2. Pour une histoire de la cartographie des territoires teko et wayãpi (Commune de Camopi, Guyane française). Revue d’ethnoécologie. Pierre Grenand, Françoise Grenand, Pierre Joubert et Damien Davy. 2017. 1 August 2020. fr. Open Edition. Figure 2.