Ndyuka

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The Ndyuka live in the northern extension of the Amazonian rain forest in the Marowijne (Maroni) river basin which is shared by the Republic of Suriname and French Guiana. The Ndyuka are one of six Maroon (or "Bush Negro") groups in Suriname. Maroons are the descendants of rebel African slaves who succeeded in building independent communities in the Americas. After a protracted guerrilla war, they concluded a peace treaty with the Dutch colonial regime in 1760 and were granted semi-independence. Ndyuka economy has always been based on swidden agriculture, supplemented by hunting and fishing, and participation in the postcolonial economy.

Identifier

Region

• South America

Subregion

• Amazon and Orinoco

Subsistence Type

• horticulturalists

Countries

• French Guiana
• Suriname