Venezuela’s Carúpano Ateneo honors indigenous communities
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In Carúpano, Venezuela, the Luis Mariano Rivera Ateneo hosted a presentation of projects from the Warao people and commemorated Indigenous Resistance Day.
People from the Guariquén and Guanoco communities joined the event, which closed a series of activities marking the October 12 holiday. Yajaira Marcano, a spokesperson for the Ateneo’s history division, explained that the event aimed to highlight the importance of Venezuela’s original peoples.
The cultural activity included performances by the Lucy Cordero dance group from the Julio Miranda House of Culture and a song by Tomás Pantoja, who opened with the national anthem in the Warao language. Historians Mario Pacheco and Luis Pláceres, director general of the Bermúdez municipality, and Warao governor Venancio García also attended. Organizers presented a summary of the Warao story “Niña Luna” as part of the educational program for local students.
The Ateneo intended the event to share knowledge and teach students about the origins of the Warao people.
