Wanniyala-Aetto
Lands
Eastern Sri Lanka, including the Maduru Oya area
Countries Sri Lanka
Facts 2
Land
In 1983, 51,468 hectares of Wanniyala-Aetto customary land were declared the Maduru Oya National Park.
As of 1983 Source: Minority Rights Group, Wanniyala-Aetto (Veddhas) in Sri Lanka (opens in a new tab) Checked Suggest a correction to this fact
History
Their own name, Wanniyala-Aetto, means forest dwellers, and their ancestors lived on the island long before the Sinhalese and the Tamils arrived.
Source: Minority Rights Group, Wanniyala-Aetto (Veddhas) in Sri Lanka (opens in a new tab) Checked Suggest a correction to this fact
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