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Surinamese Maroons
Ethnic group of enslaved African origin / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Surinamese Maroons (also Marrons, Businenge or Bushinengue, meaning black people of the forest) are the descendants of enslaved Africans that escaped from the plantations and settled in the inland of Suriname (Dutch Guiana). The Surinamese Maroon culture is one of the best-preserved pieces of cultural heritage outside of Africa. Colonial warfare, land grabs, natural disasters and migration have marked Maroon history. In Suriname six Maroon groups — or tribes — can be distinguished from each other.
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![]() Maroon family in Suriname, c. 1900. | |
Total population | |
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117,567 (2012) 21.7% of Suriname's population[1] | |
Languages | |
Saramaccan, Aukan, Kwinti, Matawai, Sranan Tongo, Dutch | |
Religion | |
Christianity, Winti | |
Related ethnic groups | |
Afro-Surinamese |
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