Marijkedorp
Marijkedorp is a village of indigenous Lokono people[1] in the Albina resort of the Marowijne District of Suriname. Grace Watamaleo has been the village captain since 2011.[2]
Marijkedorp | |
|---|---|
Village | |
  Marijkedorp Location in Suriname | |
| Coordinates: 5.507083°N 54.052556°W | |
| Country |  Suriname |
| District | Marowijne District |
| Resort | Albina |
| Government | |
| • Captain | Grace Watamaleo[1] |
| Population | |
| • Total | 310 |
Reserve
Marijkedorp is in an ongoing dispute with the village of Alfonsdorp over the Wanekreek Nature Reserve, as both consider it part of their traditional hunting and fishing grounds.[3] The reserve has not been inhabited since the 1950s.[4]
References
- "Dorpen en Dorpsbesturen". Vereniging van Inheemse Dorpshoofden (in Dutch). Retrieved 22 February 2021.
- Ministerie van Regionale Ontwikkeling, Ambtelijke delegatie van Koksijde bezoekt Suriname, 1 februari 2011
- Vereniging van Inheemse Dorpshoofden (October 2009). "Securing Indigenous Peoples' Rights in Conservation in Suriname" (PDF). Forest Peoples. p. 53. Retrieved 22 February 2021.
- Vereniging van Inheemse Dorpshoofden (January 2008). "Nature Reserves within the Indigenous Territory of the Kaliña and Lokono Peoples of Lower Marowijne" (PDF). Forest Peoples. p. 4. Retrieved 22 February 2021.
Bibliography
- Ouboter, Paul E. (2001). "Directory of protected areas of Suriname". IBER.
- Plan Bureau (2014). "Planning Office Suriname - Districts 2009-2013" (PDF). Planning Office Suriname (in Dutch).
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