Granman (Ndyuka language: gaanman) is the title of the paramount chief of a Maroon nation in Suriname and French Guiana. The Ndyuka, Saramaka, Matawai...
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and Diitabiki (old name: Drietabbetje) which is the residence of the granman (paramount chief) of the Ndyuka people since 1950. They further subdivide...
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recognized Lavanti, and demanded a granman for their nation. In 2002, André Mathias was the first tribal chief to rule as granman over all villages except for...
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municipal council. The Aluku granman used to reside in Papaichton. In 1992, there were two granman installed, Paul Doudou who was granman in Papaichton until his...
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village of the resort is Langatabiki which is also the residence of the granman (paramount chief) of the Paramaccan people. The tribe controls 13 villages...
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Papaichton-Pompidouville in honour of the president Pompidou who invited Granman Tolinga to the Élysée in 1971. The commune is located on the border with...
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Johannes Alabi (also Arabi)(c. 1743–1820) was granman of the Saramaccans, a Maroon people in Suriname. He was of Yoruba West African descent. Alabi was...
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ISBN 0-8018-1840-0. OCLC 2121443. "The Ndyuka Treaty Of 1760: A Conversation with Granman Gazon". Cultural Survival (in Dutch). Retrieved 21 July 2020. "Encyclopaedie...
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important for the economy. In 1883, the Governor of French Guiana and the Granman (paramount chief) of the Saramaka, signed an official accord that the Saramaka...
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Lawa rivers to end up in their contemporary position. In 1865, the Ndyuka granman Alabi invited a Wayana group still living along the Paru river in Brazil...
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authority of the granman (paramount chief) and is nowadays known as the Boven Saramacca resort. Poesoegroenoe is home to the granman of the Matawai, and...
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Maroons. Asidonhopo that is located at the Pikin Rio is the residence of the granman of the Saramaca. The Pikin Rio joins the Gran Rio at Tapawatrasula near...
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Amerindian village in the Sipaliwini District of Suriname, and home to the granman (paramount chief) of the northern Trios. Kwamalasamutu is the biggest village...
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the Sipaliwini District of Suriname. Langatabiki is the residence of the granman of the Paramaccan people. Langatabiki is located in the Pamacca resort...
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Retrieved 30 January 2022. "The Ndyuka Treaty Of 1760: A Conversation with Granman Gazon". Cultural Survival. Retrieved 30 June 2020. "Panorama de la population...
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island in the Lawa River in French Guiana. Kulumuli is the residence of the granman of the Wayana in French Guiana. The indigenous name for the village is...
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Traditionally there was no clear hierarchy or a granman (paramount chief). In 1997, Asongo Alalaparu was appointed granman by the Surinamese President, and captains...
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Kananoe Apetina (category Granman)
governor Jan Klaasesz as granman of the Wayana of the Tapanahony River in Suriname. Apetina died in 1975 and was succeeded as granman by Aptuk Noewahe in 1976...
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"Rijksstudio". Rijksmuseum. "The Ndyuka Treaty Of 1760: A Conversation with Granman Gazon". Cultural Survival (in Dutch). 28 April 2010. Retrieved 6 June 2020...
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means 'Land of my forefathers'. Witagron is the residence of the Kwinti granman. In 1975-76 a Bailey bridge was built across the river to replace the pontoon...
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Belfon Aboikoni (category Granman)
Belfon Aboikoni (31 January 1938 – 24 June 2014) was granman of the Saramaka maroons in Suriname. Aboikoni was sworn in as chief of the Saramaka, one...
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Retrieved 21 July 2020. "The Ndyuka Treaty Of 1760: A Conversation with Granman Gazon". culturalsurvival.org. Retrieved 7 August 2020. "The Saramaka Peace...
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Maroons. The village has been founded by Hervé Tolinga, the son of the granman. In 1943, the village was described as being in decline. As of 2020, the...
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Asongo Alalaparu (category Granman)
Alalaparu, also Ashongo Alalaparoe (1941–42 – 21 November 2021), was a Granman (paramount leader) of the indigenous Tiriyó people in Suriname. He led...
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Retrieved 1 February 2024. "The Ndyuka Treaty Of 1760: A Conversation with Granman Gazon | Cultural Survival". www.culturalsurvival.org. 28 April 2010. Retrieved...
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Moengo. In late December, the Jungle Commando would kidnap the son of Granman Belfon Aboikoni to signal that they were still in the area and had only...
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Retrieved 21 May 2020. "The Ndyuka Treaty Of 1760: A Conversation with Granman Gazon". Cultural Survival Quarterly. Retrieved 21 May 2020. "Encyclopaedie...
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people. Bono Velanti, granman (paramount chief) of the Ndyuka, instructed his people to remain at home. Albert Aboikoni, granman of the Saramaka, sent...
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and the seat of their granman. However, in 1898, when Lavanti Agubaka, who lived in Boven Saramacca, was elected as the new granman, Maripaston lost its...
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Boni (guerrilla leader) (category Granman)
signed between the two tribes. Boni was offered a daughter of the Ndyuka granman as a wife. The treaty worried Paramaribo, however the Ndyuka assured the...
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