Talk:Wai-wai people

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The present article on the Wai-Wai people is not very informative. I plan to add to the overall article by providing basic information about the Wai Wai people, and then really concentrating on a few aspects of the culture and history. I plan to start out by describing an overall history and background to the people along with adding specific details in terms of location, lifestyles, and controversy. The biggest issue with this group is that it is a minority within a minority. The Wai Wai people are part of the Amerindians of South America and there are fewer than 600 Wai Wai left in both Brazil and Guyana.

The hardest part about this article will be finding the substantial information. While there are a lot of facts about the Wai Wai, they don't delve into specifics. I will try to focus mainly on their history ad where they are present day, and their involvement with missionaries.--Waffleszrus (talk) 05:03, 19 April 2012 (UTC)

I wish there was more info on the religion of these people! Their beliefs and practices are so interesting! Also, in the section labeled "History," I tried to find more information on the reasons for the Wai Wai's migration, and the exact epidemic that ran rampant within the Taruma tribe, I couldn't find any more info than what was already there. This was an engaging article that I would have liked to read further about but there's such scarce information about this group of people.-- BrittaniPirone —Preceding undated comment added 19:47, 30 April 2012 (UTC).

It's interesting because since missionaries went to Guyana many of them have converted. --Waffleszrus (talk) 17:11, 3 May 2012 (UTC)

This article is thorough and informative, especially considering the limited resources you were working with! I agree, BrittaniPirone, it's a shame there isn't more information out there regarding their religion. It's very upsetting that much of their religion was lost to missionaries. Did you come across any info about specific contact between missionaries and Wai-wai? That would be a great addition to the history section. One more suggestion-- maybe the section titled "Name" could be changed to "Umana Yana," with a brief description of the hut and how it was built? Or the section could be erased and the info about the Umana Yana could be moved under "Culture." Great job with this article! --sydles9 (talk) —Preceding undated comment added 17:58, 3 May 2012 (UTC).

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