Photo journal
Here are some pictures from the Akawaio area. These were chosen to show some of the cultural and local items and beliefs that are unique to the Akawaio or to the area.
view of Jawalla village from the translation centre building -- © Ray Stegeman
Jawalla schoolchildren on their way to school in a woodskin canoe -- © Ray Stegeman
school children gather outside Jawalla Primary School building -- © Ray Stegeman
Typical Akawaio house with a roof made of metal drums, flattened out -- © Ray Stegeman
cassava drink, called kasiri -- © Ray Stegeman
Fr. Winston, praying over the communion elements -- © Ray Stegeman
Sunday School children in Jawalla village -- © Ray Stegeman
Alleluia Church building, Jawalla village -- © Ray Stegeman