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2 2021 10 15 Whitaker ImageBased on recently completed fieldwork, this paper examines local perceptions and ontologies of climate change amo ng the Makushi in Yupukari village in the Rupununi region of Guyana. This y ear has seen unprecedented flooding of farms in Yupukari, which has severel y disrupted cassava-based agriculture and is attributed by many to climate change. In addition to flooding, villagers also speak of changes in tempera ture, unpredictable rainfall conditions, ecological alterations, and irregu larities in the seasons. For many, traditional survival strategies based on past crises (mostly droughts) are seen as no longer fully addressing clima tic and ecological challenges in the present. This paper will describe loca l accounts and experiences of these changing conditions and will examine th eir ontological underpinnings. For the Makushi, weather phenomena are cente red around notions of ownership (involving broader leadership) which implic ate certain non-human beings. This paper will explore these notions and the ir contemporary relevance for climate change among the Makushi.

Illustration : Yupukari Village, Guyana. © Ja mes Whitaker

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2 2021 10 15 Whitaker ImageBased on rec ently completed fieldwork, this paper examines local perceptions and ontolo gies of climate change among the Makushi in Yupukari village in the Rupunun i region of Guyana. This year has seen unprecedented flooding of farms in Y upukari, which has severely disrupted cassava-based agriculture and is attr ibuted by many to climate change. In addition to flooding, villagers also s peak of changes in temperature, unpredictable rainfall conditions, ecologic al alterations, and irregularities in the seasons. For many, traditional su rvival strategies based on past crises (mostly droughts) are seen as no lon ger fully addressing climatic and ecological challenges in the present. Thi s paper will describe local accounts and experiences of these changing cond itions and will examine their ontological underpinnings. For the Makushi, w eather phenomena are centered around notions of ownership (involving broade r leadership) which implicate certain non-human beings. This paper will exp lore these notions and their contemporary relevance for climate change amon g the Makushi.

Illustration : Yupu kari Village, Guyana. © James Whitaker

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