Under the theme: ‘Guyana’s first peoples; sustaining a rich cultural environment’, Amerindian Heritage Month was recently ushered in.
Among a gamut of activities, to celebrate Guyana’s first people, will be an art exhibition at the Castellani House. The planned exhibition is one designed to pay homage to Sister Theresa La Rose, a pioneer promoter of Indigenous art and craft.
The exhibition is slated to commence Wednesday September 6, 2017 from 17:00 hours and will continue until the last Wednesday of September.
It was during the Amerindian Heritage month of 2009 that Sister Theresa passed away.
She began her ministry in education with her first assignment being at the Sacred Heart School in Georgetown. She subsequently taught at Brickdam, Santa Rosa and Mabaruma. Sister Theresa’s last educational positions were at the Trust College where she taught prospective teachers and at St. Roses High School where she was a teacher and a pastoral minister.
But it was for her dedicated commitment to the development of the interior regions of the country that she will always be remembered for. Sister Theresa worked for the Ministry of Interior Development, Amerindian Affairs and in various other educational capacities associated with the Government. She was able to make an impact in the lives of the members of the Amerindian Community and for this was awarded the Medal of Service in 1975.