The village of Pirëuime, locally referred to as Apetina, was established between 1938 and 1942 as a result of a mass exodus of the Wayana tribe from Brazil. Existing tribal warfare in Brazil compelled many Wayanas to seek increased chances of survival in neighboring Guyana and Suriname. Tribe members traveled from the Paru River in Northern Brazil, over the Tumuchumac Mountain Ridge on the Southern border of Suriname, into the Palumeu River, finally setting up close to 70 small camps along the Tapanahoni River.
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