Nason
Amekan kondre
Village
Nason is located in Suriname
Nason
Nason
Coordinates: 4°49′15″N 54°28′08″W / 4.8209°N 54.4690°W / 4.8209; -54.4690
Country Suriname
DistrictSipaliwini District
ResortPamacca
Population
 (2010)[1]
 • Total204
Time zoneUTC-3 (AST)

Nason (also: Amekan kondre[2]) is a village of Paramacca Maroons in the Sipaliwini District of Suriname. The village is located on an island in the Marowijne River.[2]

History

The village was originally known as Amekan Kondre after their chief Amekan. It has been renamed Nason after the Nassau Mountains which are visible in the distance.[2]

The Redemptorists, Catholic missionaries, were active in the Paramaccan territory during the 19th and 20th centuries.[3] In 1938, they founded the Anton Domici school[4] and a library in the village.[2] Because there were small isolated villages in the territory, the school offered boarding facilities. In 1985, the boarding school had a capacity of 21 beds.[5] A healthcare clinic was provided by Medische Zending.[6]

Before the Surinamese Interior War (1986-1992), Nason was one of the largest settlements of the tribe,[2] During the war, the Paramaccans sided with the Jungle Commando,[7] which resulted in a large-scale migration to French Guiana, and the destruction of the boarding school and clinic.[8][2] The facilities have been restored except for the nearby Nason airstrip.[2]

The economy of the village is mainly based on subsistence farming, and gold mining.[9]

References

  1. ^ Pamaka Development Plan 2017, p. 13.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g Pamaka Development Plan 2017, p. 70.
  3. ^ Joop Vernooij (1998). "Redemptoristen in Suriname". OSO. Tijdschrift voor Surinaamse taalkunde, letterkunde en geschiedenis (in Dutch). Retrieved 23 February 2021. ((cite magazine)): Cite magazine requires |magazine= (help)
  4. ^ Plan Bureau (2014). "Planning Office Suriname - Districts 2009-2013" (PDF). Planning Office Suriname (in Dutch). p. 172.
  5. ^ "Nason 1985". Pater Ahlbrinck Stichting (in Dutch). 10 November 2010. Retrieved 23 February 2021.
  6. ^ "Zorggebied". Medische Zending.sr (in Dutch). Retrieved 22 February 2021.
  7. ^ Thoden van Velzen, Bonno (1988). "De Brunswijk-opstand: Antropologische kanttekeningen bij de Surinaamse burgeroorlog". University of Groningen (in Dutch). Sociologische Gids. p. 215.
  8. ^ Wim Hoogbergen & Thomas Polimé (2002). "Oostelijk Suriname 1986-2002". OSO. Tijdschrift voor Surinaamse taalkunde, letterkunde en geschiedenis (in Dutch). Retrieved 23 February 2021.
  9. ^ Pamaka Development Plan 2017, p. 71.

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