The Amerindians are Guyana’s first or “indigenous” people, and their history stretches back thousands of years. Let’s delve into their fascinating past. Historical evidence suggests that the Amerindians came from the continent of Asia thousands of years ago. They crossed an ice passage called “the Bering Strait”, which connected Asia to North America. Later, this ice passage melted, and some of them settled in what is now Guyana. These indigenous peoples arrived in the region around 9000 BC, mak