Kwinti Maroons
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The Kwinti Maroons are a small Afro-Surinamese Maroon community descended from escaped enslaved Africans, known for their distinct culture, language, and history of resistance in the interior of Suriname.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Afro-Surinamese community
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Maroons ⓘ ethnic group ⓘ |
| colonialContext | Dutch colonial rule in Suriname ⓘ |
| continent | South America ⓘ |
| country | Suriname NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| culturalCharacteristic |
distinct culture
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distinct language ⓘ history of resistance ⓘ |
| culturalHeritage |
ancestral veneration
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oral traditions ⓘ ritual music and dance ⓘ |
| culturalInfluence |
European colonial influences
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West and Central African traditions ⓘ indigenous Surinamese influences ⓘ |
| demographicCharacteristic | small population size ⓘ |
| ethnicity | Afro-Surinamese ⓘ |
| ethnohistoricalContext |
Atlantic slave trade
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
plantation slavery in Suriname ⓘ |
| heritageRegion |
Central Suriname rainforest region
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Upper Coppename River area NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalProcess | maroonage ⓘ |
| identityMarker |
Maroon autonomy and resistance history
ⓘ
distinct kinship and clan structures ⓘ |
| languageFamily | Creole languages of Suriname ⓘ |
| linguisticStatus | endangered language community ⓘ |
| mainSettlementRegion | interior of Suriname ⓘ |
| migrationPattern | rural-to-urban migration to Paramaribo ⓘ |
| origin | descendants of escaped enslaved Africans ⓘ |
| politicalStatus | minority group in Suriname ⓘ |
| relatedGroup |
Aluku Maroons
NERFINISHED
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Matawai Maroons NERFINISHED ⓘ Ndyuka Maroons NERFINISHED ⓘ Paramaka Maroons NERFINISHED ⓘ Saramaka Maroons NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion |
Afro-Surinamese religious practices
ⓘ
Christianity ⓘ |
| socialClassification | Maroon community ⓘ |
| socioeconomicIssue |
environmental impacts from logging and mining in territories
ⓘ
limited access to state services in interior ⓘ |
| struggle |
cultural preservation
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land rights in Suriname interior ⓘ |
| traditionalSubsistence |
hunting and fishing
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small-scale agriculture ⓘ |
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