Cottica River region
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The Cottica River region is a remote area of eastern Suriname known as a historic homeland of the Ndyuka Maroons, featuring dense rainforest, riverine settlements, and a strong preservation of Afro-Surinamese culture.
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
cultural region
ⓘ
geographical region ⓘ |
| accessMode |
boat
ⓘ
river transport only in many areas ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Maroons resistance to slavery ⓘ |
| climate | equatorial ⓘ |
| conservationStatus | relatively intact rainforest ⓘ |
| country | Suriname NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| culturalHeritage |
Afro-Surinamese culture
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Maroons of Suriname NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| developmentStatus | underdeveloped ⓘ |
| ethnicGroupPresent |
Afro-Surinamese
ⓘ
Ndyuka people NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| governedBy | customary Ndyuka authorities ⓘ |
| hasBiodiversity | high ⓘ |
| hasCulturalPractice |
Afro-Surinamese music and dance
ⓘ
traditional Ndyuka rituals ⓘ use of traditional herbal medicine ⓘ |
| hasCulturalTrait |
matrilineal kinship among Ndyuka
ⓘ
strong preservation of African-derived traditions ⓘ |
| hasEconomicActivity |
fishing
ⓘ
river transport ⓘ small-scale logging ⓘ subsistence agriculture ⓘ |
| hasEnvironment |
dense rainforest
ⓘ
tropical rainforest ⓘ |
| hasFeature | Cottica River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasLocalLeadership |
captains (village chiefs)
ⓘ
granman (paramount chief) ⓘ |
| hasSettlementPattern | riverine settlements ⓘ |
| hasSettlementType |
Maroons villages
ⓘ
small dispersed communities ⓘ |
| hasVegetation | lowland tropical rainforest ⓘ |
| historicalContext | formed by escaped enslaved Africans in Suriname ⓘ |
| historicHomelandOf | Ndyuka Maroons NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isRemote | true ⓘ |
| isSparselyPopulated | true ⓘ |
| languageFamily | English-based creole ⓘ |
| languageSpoken | Ndyuka language NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Marowijne District
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
eastern Suriname ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Cottica River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | interior of Suriname ⓘ |
| religionPracticed |
Afro-Surinamese religions
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Christianity NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| traditionalInhabitants | Ndyuka Maroons NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| transportInfrastructure | limited road access ⓘ |
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