Paramaka Maroons

GPTKB entity

Statements (49)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:ethnic_group
gptkbp:affects Deforestation
Gold mining environmental issues
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs gptkb:Paramaka
gptkb:Paramacca
gptkbp:ancestry African
gptkbp:clan gptkb:Lo_(matrilineal_clans)
gptkbp:conflict gptkb:Surinamese_Interior_War_(1986–1992)
gptkbp:containsSettlement gptkb:Upper_Marowijne_River
gptkbp:culture gptkb:Native_American_tribe
gptkbp:danceType Traditional Maroon dances
gptkbp:descendedFrom Escaped enslaved Africans
gptkbp:festival gptkb:Maroon_Day
gptkbp:flag Paramaka Maroon flag
gptkbp:historicalPeriod Originated from escaped slaves in the 18th century
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Paramaka Maroons
gptkbp:language gptkb:Paramaccan
gptkbp:languageFamily Creole
gptkbp:languageStatus Endangered
gptkbp:locatedIn gptkb:Suriname
gptkb:French_Guiana
gptkbp:mainEconomicActivity gptkb:hunting
Fishing
Gold mining
Subsistence agriculture
gptkbp:migratory Some migrated to urban areas in Suriname and French Guiana
gptkbp:musicBy Afro-Surinamese music
gptkbp:notableFor Autonomous social organization
Preserving African cultural traditions
gptkbp:population Approximately 10,000
gptkbp:recognizedBy gptkb:Government_of_Suriname
gptkb:Government_of_French_Guiana
gptkbp:region gptkb:Marowijne_District
gptkb:Saint-Laurent-du-Maroni
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:Aluku_Maroons
gptkb:Ndyuka_Maroons
gptkb:Saramaka_Maroons
gptkbp:religion gptkb:Christianity
gptkb:Traditional_African_religions
gptkbp:ruled gptkb:Granman
gptkbp:socialStructure Matrilineal
gptkbp:traditionalCraft wood
Basket weaving
Textile arts
gptkbp:treaty 1760
Dutch colonial authorities
gptkbp:UNESCOStatus Intangible Cultural Heritage (as part of Maroon culture)
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Paramaka
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6