Nason (also: Amekan kondre[2]) is a village of Paramacca Maroons in the Sipaliwini District of Suriname. The village is located on an island in the Marowijne River.[2]

Nason Amekan kondre
Village
Nason
Coordinates: 4.8209°N 54.4690°W / 4.8209; -54.4690
Country	Suriname
District	Sipaliwini District
Resort	Pamacca
Population  (2010)[1]
• Total	204
Time zone	UTC-3 (AST)

History

The village was originally known as Amekan kondre after their chief Amekan. It has been renamed Nason after the Nassau Mountains which are visible in the distance.[2]

The Redemptorists, Catholic missionaries, were active in the Paramaccan territory during the 19th and 20th century.[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 offered boarding facilities. In 1985, the boarding school had a capacity of 21 beds.[5] A health care clinic was provided by Medische Zending.[6]

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

The economy of the village is mainly based on subsistence farming, and gold mining.[9]

References

Bibliography

• Pamaka Development Plan (2017). "Pamaka Ontwikkelingsplan" (PDF) (in Dutch). NIKOS [nl].

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