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Nason, Suriname

Coordinates:4°49′15″N54°28′08″W/ 4.8209°N 54.4690°W/4.8209; -54.4690
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Nason
Amekan kondre
Village
Nason is located in Suriname
Nason
Nason
Coordinates:4°49′15″N54°28′08″W/ 4.8209°N 54.4690°W/4.8209; -54.4690
CountrySuriname
DistrictSipaliwini District
ResortPamacca
Population
(2010)[1]
• Total204
Time zoneUTC-3(AST)

Nason(also:Amekan kondre[2]) is a village ofParamaccaMaroonsin theSipaliwini DistrictofSuriname.The village is located on an island in theMarowijne River.[2]

History

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The village was originally known asAmekan Kondreafter their chief Amekan. It has been renamed Nason after theNassau Mountainswhich are visible in the distance.[2]

TheRedemptorists,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 offeredboardingfacilities. In 1985, the boarding school had a capacity of 21 beds.[5]A healthcare clinic was provided byMedische Zending.[6]

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

The economy of the village is mainly based onsubsistence farming,andgold mining.[9]

References

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  1. ^Pamaka Development Plan 2017,p. 13.
  2. ^abcdefgPamaka Development Plan 2017,p. 70.
  3. ^Joop Vernooij (1998)."Redemptoristen in Suriname".OSO. Tijdschrift voor Surinaamse taalkunde, letterkunde en geschiedenis (in Dutch).Retrieved23 February2021.{{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.Retrieved23 February2021.
  6. ^"Zorggebied".Medische Zending.sr(in Dutch).Retrieved22 February2021.
  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).Retrieved23 February2021.
  9. ^Pamaka Development Plan 2017,p. 71.

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