Paramaccan people

Paramaccan
Meeting under a pole dwelling in Langatabiki (1947)
Total population
11,000[1] (2014, est.)
Regions with significant populations
Paramacca, Suriname4,300
Urban French Guiana3,900
Languages
Paramaccan
Religion
Christianity, Winti
Related ethnic groups
Ndyuka
Granman of the Paramaccan people
since 2020
ResidenceLangatabiki

The Paramaccan or Paramaka (French: Pamak[3]) are a Maroon tribe living in the forested interior of Suriname, mainly in the Paramacca resort,[4][5] and the western border area of French Guiana.[3] The Paramaccan signed a peace treaty in 1872 granting the tribe autonomy.

  1. ^ Richard Price (2013). "The Maroon Population Explosion: Suriname and Guyane". New West Indian Guide. New West Indian Guide / Nieuwe West-Indische Gids Volume 87: Issue 3-4. 87 (3–4): 323–327. doi:10.1163/22134360-12340110. Retrieved 25 July 2020.
  2. ^ "Pamaka stam in Suriname heeft nieuwe granman". Waterkant (in Dutch).
  3. ^ a b "Pamak". Populations de Guyane (in French). Retrieved 20 July 2020.
  4. ^ "Distrikt Sipaliwini". Suriname.nu (in Dutch). Retrieved 23 May 2020.
  5. ^ "Paamaka en Ndyuka leggen grens vast". Regional Development.gov.sr (in Dutch). Retrieved 23 May 2020.