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KATOKA VILLAGE

Katoka Village is located in North Eastern Rupununi, Region Nine, Guyana, South America. It is predominantly Macushi populated village. In other words the official language is Macushi - their Native tongue.The name Katoka means cotton but not literally. It is said that that name came about when one of the villagers went fishing at the Rupununi river where he saw a white 'tiger' like cotton.

When he encountered the white 'tiger' he ran back to the village which is about two miles and told his villagers that he saw a 'tiger' white like cotton. Since then the village was called Katoka. They also called a creek that run along the village Katoka Creek and a hill in the jungle where they farm Katoka Hill.

In Macushi they call it Toka Tei (Cotton Savannah, the creek Toka Pĭtĭ (Cotton Creek)and Toka Kǐlǐ (Cotton hill). Prior to this story it used to be called TǏLEMLǏ TA (Place/Land of the TǏLEMLǏ people/tribe). Aparently there were another group of tribal people by that name who existed there prior to the current Macushi people.

Most of the people there are descendants of migrants of Macushi people from other places/villages. The Bernards, the Laurindos, Marcos, Lewises, Gregories, Browns among others.