The Caribbean, Trinidad and the Guianas
Pemón
Lands
Savannas of southeastern Venezuela, the Kamarang River area of Guyana, and Roraima state in Brazil
Facts 3
Population
In Venezuela's 2011 census, where people self-identified, the Pemón made up about 4.2 percent of the country's Indigenous population.
As of 2011 Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE), Venezuela, Censo Nacional de Población y Vivienda 2011: Empadronamiento de la Población Indígena (opens in a new tab) Checked Suggest a correction to this fact
Language
Taurepang, Arekuna and Kamarakoto communities share the self-name Pemon, a word meaning 'people' or 'us'.
Source: Instituto Socioambiental (ISA), Indigenous Peoples in Brazil, Taurepang (opens in a new tab) Checked Suggest a correction to this fact
Land
In Guyana, Arekuna communities live on the banks of the Kamarang River.
Source: Ministry of Amerindian Affairs, Government of Guyana, Indigenous Nations (opens in a new tab) Checked Suggest a correction to this fact
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