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bigiston Latitude and Longitude:

5°24′54″N 54°07′35″W / 5.415°N 54.126389°W / 5.415; -54.126389
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Bigiston
Village
School in Bigiston (1964)
School in Bigiston (1964)
Bigiston is located in Suriname
Bigiston
Bigiston
Location in Suriname
Coordinates: 5°24′54″N 54°07′35″W / 5.415°N 54.126389°W / 5.415; -54.126389
Country Suriname
District Marowijne District
Resort Albina
Government
 • CaptainSylvester Awatjale [1]
Population
 (2020) [1]
 • Total361

Bigiston, also Bigi Ston, is a group of settlements of Ndyuka Maroons and indigenous Kalina [2] in the Albina resort of the Marowijne District of Suriname. The villages lie on Marowijne River across from Saint-Jean-du-Maroni in French Guiana. [3]

Bigiston is the name of the most northern of six small settlements. The name means big stone after a nearby rock with petroglyphs. [4] The village is a minor tourist attraction, and promoted for ecotourism. [5] [6] The village has a school, [7] and a clinic operated by the Regional Health Service (RGD). [7]

The village chief as of 2017 [8] is Sylvester Awatjale, [1] who lives in the southern Amerindian settlement. The Ndyuka and Kalina people peacefully coexist, but do not intermingle or intermarriage. [5] Electricity is being provided by Diesel generators operating about six hours a day. [9] The most southern settlement Gronkiki contains a Winti clinic offering traditional health care. [5]

On 5 October 1986, during the Surinamese Interior War, the village was attacked by the Jungle Commando [10] and most of the villagers fled to French Guiana, however the village has been rebuilt and resettled after the war. [11] [5]

References

  1. ^ a b c "Dorpen en Dorpsbesturen". Vereniging van Inheemse Dorpshoofden (in Dutch). Retrieved 2 July 2020.
  2. ^ Groenedijk 2006, p. 15.
  3. ^ "Bigiston". Raoul Kieffer (in Dutch). Retrieved 31 May 2020.
  4. ^ "Hering, Christiaan Johan". Suriname.nu (in Dutch). Retrieved 3 July 2020.
  5. ^ a b c d Groenedijk 2006, p. 21.
  6. ^ Plan Bureau 2014, p. 127.
  7. ^ a b Plan Bureau 2014, p. 112.
  8. ^ "Sylvester Awaitjale nieuw dorpshoofd Bigiston". Dagblad Suriname (in Dutch). Retrieved 3 July 2020.
  9. ^ "Op weg naar 1×24 uur stroom voor dorpsgemeenschappen". United News.sr (in Dutch). 19 February 2016. Retrieved 3 July 2020.
  10. ^ "Surinaamse machtsstrijd maakt Indianen weerioos". Reformatorisch Dagblad via Digibron (in Dutch). Retrieved 3 July 2020.
  11. ^ "Gemeente Bigiston". Barend en Dinie (in Dutch). Retrieved 31 May 2020.

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bigiston Latitude and Longitude:

5°24′54″N 54°07′35″W / 5.415°N 54.126389°W / 5.415; -54.126389
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Bigiston
Village
School in Bigiston (1964)
School in Bigiston (1964)
Bigiston is located in Suriname
Bigiston
Bigiston
Location in Suriname
Coordinates: 5°24′54″N 54°07′35″W / 5.415°N 54.126389°W / 5.415; -54.126389
Country Suriname
District Marowijne District
Resort Albina
Government
 • CaptainSylvester Awatjale [1]
Population
 (2020) [1]
 • Total361

Bigiston, also Bigi Ston, is a group of settlements of Ndyuka Maroons and indigenous Kalina [2] in the Albina resort of the Marowijne District of Suriname. The villages lie on Marowijne River across from Saint-Jean-du-Maroni in French Guiana. [3]

Bigiston is the name of the most northern of six small settlements. The name means big stone after a nearby rock with petroglyphs. [4] The village is a minor tourist attraction, and promoted for ecotourism. [5] [6] The village has a school, [7] and a clinic operated by the Regional Health Service (RGD). [7]

The village chief as of 2017 [8] is Sylvester Awatjale, [1] who lives in the southern Amerindian settlement. The Ndyuka and Kalina people peacefully coexist, but do not intermingle or intermarriage. [5] Electricity is being provided by Diesel generators operating about six hours a day. [9] The most southern settlement Gronkiki contains a Winti clinic offering traditional health care. [5]

On 5 October 1986, during the Surinamese Interior War, the village was attacked by the Jungle Commando [10] and most of the villagers fled to French Guiana, however the village has been rebuilt and resettled after the war. [11] [5]

References

  1. ^ a b c "Dorpen en Dorpsbesturen". Vereniging van Inheemse Dorpshoofden (in Dutch). Retrieved 2 July 2020.
  2. ^ Groenedijk 2006, p. 15.
  3. ^ "Bigiston". Raoul Kieffer (in Dutch). Retrieved 31 May 2020.
  4. ^ "Hering, Christiaan Johan". Suriname.nu (in Dutch). Retrieved 3 July 2020.
  5. ^ a b c d Groenedijk 2006, p. 21.
  6. ^ Plan Bureau 2014, p. 127.
  7. ^ a b Plan Bureau 2014, p. 112.
  8. ^ "Sylvester Awaitjale nieuw dorpshoofd Bigiston". Dagblad Suriname (in Dutch). Retrieved 3 July 2020.
  9. ^ "Op weg naar 1×24 uur stroom voor dorpsgemeenschappen". United News.sr (in Dutch). 19 February 2016. Retrieved 3 July 2020.
  10. ^ "Surinaamse machtsstrijd maakt Indianen weerioos". Reformatorisch Dagblad via Digibron (in Dutch). Retrieved 3 July 2020.
  11. ^ "Gemeente Bigiston". Barend en Dinie (in Dutch). Retrieved 31 May 2020.

Bibliography

External links


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