Surinamese Maroons

E607596
Maroons ethnic group

Surinamese Maroons are descendants of escaped African slaves in Suriname who formed independent communities in the rainforest, preserving distinct African-derived languages and cultural traditions.

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Observed surface forms (2)

Surface form Occurrences
Maroons in Suriname 2
Maroons of Suriname 1

Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Maroons ⓘ
ethnic group ⓘ
conflict fought against Dutch colonial rule ⓘ
continent South America ⓘ
country Suriname NERFINISHED ⓘ
culturalPractice African-derived rituals ⓘ
dance ceremonies ⓘ
matrilineal kinship structures ⓘ
ritual drumming ⓘ
spirit possession ceremonies ⓘ
culturalRecognition important component of Surinamese national culture ⓘ
demography minority population in Suriname ⓘ
diaspora French Guiana NERFINISHED ⓘ
Netherlands NERFINISHED ⓘ
heritage African cultural traditions ⓘ
creole cultural traditions ⓘ
historicalPeriod Atlantic slave trade era NERFINISHED ⓘ
language Aluku NERFINISHED ⓘ
Kwinti NERFINISHED ⓘ
Matawai NERFINISHED ⓘ
Ndyuka NERFINISHED ⓘ
Saramaccan NERFINISHED ⓘ
Sranan Tongo NERFINISHED ⓘ
languageFamily African languages influence ⓘ
English-based creole ⓘ
Portuguese-based creole ⓘ
legalStatus recognized as free communities by 18th-century treaties ⓘ
mainLocation Surinamese interior ⓘ
Surinamese rainforest ⓘ
origin descendants of escaped African slaves ⓘ
region Lawa River region NERFINISHED ⓘ
Marowijne River basin NERFINISHED ⓘ
Upper Suriname River NERFINISHED ⓘ
religion Afro-Surinamese religions NERFINISHED ⓘ
Christianity ⓘ
ancestor veneration ⓘ
socialOrganization clans ⓘ
matrilineages ⓘ
subgroup Aluku NERFINISHED ⓘ
Kwinti NERFINISHED ⓘ
Matawai NERFINISHED ⓘ
Ndyuka NERFINISHED ⓘ
Paramaka NERFINISHED ⓘ
Saramaka NERFINISHED ⓘ
traditionalEconomy hunting and fishing ⓘ
small-scale trade ⓘ
subsistence agriculture ⓘ
treaty 1760 peace treaties with Dutch colonial authorities ⓘ

Referenced by (4)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Ndyuka Maroons → partOf → Surinamese Maroons ⓘ
Creole Surinamese → relatedGroup → Surinamese Maroons ⓘ
this entity surface form: Maroons in Suriname
Maroon → relatedGroup → Surinamese Maroons ⓘ
this entity surface form: Maroons in Suriname
Suriname creoles → usedBy → Surinamese Maroons ⓘ
this entity surface form: Maroons of Suriname