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  • On April 7, 2001, the Umana Yana, along with the African Liberation Monument, was gazetted as one of Guyana's National Monuments.[2].
  • Guyana and World News and news from the Guyanese Diaspora. ... Guyana. . “Umana Yana” is a Wai-Wai word meaning “Meeting place of the people”.
  • A Complete Look At The Umana Yana (Pronounced oomana yanna) in Georgetown, Guyana. Umana Yana Rebuilding An Architectural Wonder.
  • The Umana Yana (Pronounced oo-man-a yan-na) is a conical palm thatched hut (benab) erected for the conference of Guyana on August 1972 as a V.I.P...
  • The Umana Yana, currently one of the gazetted monuments of Guyana, is a conical shaped palm thatched hut also referred to as a benab.
  • The word Umana Yana is an indigenous term used by the Wai Wai Amerindians to describe the huge benabs they usually congregate in as a meeting place.
  • ...Umana Yana is an Amerindian expression for “meeting place of the people” coming from the Wai Wai Amerindian peoples that are from Guyana.
  • According to William McDowell, who has published possibly the most detailed story of the original Umana Yana, (Guyana Review, April 1995)...
  • Earlier today the Benab (officially called the Umana Yana) one of Guyana’s historic buildings was destroyed by a fire of unknown origin.