 Matawai village | |
| Total population | |
|---|---|
| 7,000[1] (2014, est.) | |
| Regions with significant populations | |
| Kwakoegron and Boven Saramacca, Suriname | 1,300 |
| Wanica & Paramaribo | 5,500 |
| Languages | |
| Matawai, Sranan Tongo & Dutch | |
| Religion | |
| Christianity mainly Moravian Church | |
| Related ethnic groups | |
| Saramaka, Kwinti | |
| Granman of the Matawai people | |
|---|---|
since 2011 | |
| Residence | Poesoegroenoe |
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The Matawai (also Matuariërs[3]) are a tribe of Surinamese Maroons. The Matawai were originally part of the Saramaka, and signed a peace agreement with the Dutch colonists in 1762. The tribe split from the Saramaka, and in 1769, they were recognized as a separate tribe.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Lesley Valentijn volgens traditie al granman Matuariërs". Star Nieuws (in Dutch). Retrieved 26 July 2020.
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