Hollandse Kamp is an indigenous village of Lokono[2] Amerindians in the resort of Zuid in the Para District in Suriname. The village is located south of the Johan Adolf Pengel International Airport.[3]
Hollandse Kamp | |
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Village | |
Coordinates: 5°26′50″N 55°11′57″W / 5.447222°N 55.199167°W | |
Country | Suriname |
District | Para District |
Resort | Zuid |
Government | |
• Captain | Sergio Jubithana (acting since July 2021)[1] |
Population (2022)[2] | |
• Total | 385 |
Time zone | UTC-3 (AST) |
Overview
editHollandse Kamp translates to Dutch camp. The name refers to a military camp located to the south of the village which was built during World War II.[4] The military camp is still in use by the Suriname National Army, and is nowadays called Ayoko barracks .[5]
Hollandse Kamp has a health care clinic.[6] In 2018, the village received access to clean drinking water.[7]
The village chief was Theo Jubitana.[2] In 2017, Jubitana became President of Vereniging van Inheemse Dorpshoofden in Suriname (Association of Indigenous Village Chiefs In Suriname), the political pressure group for the indigenous population.[8] Jubitana died on 20 July 2021.[1]
Hollandse Kamp together with neighbouring Witsanti are at the centre of an indigenous land conflict. The Johan Adolf Pengel International Airport wants to expand the airport, and laid a claim on land belonging to Hollandse Kamp.[3] Hollandse Kamp however, refers to maps from 1735 onwards where the area is marked as "Free Indian" territory.[9]
References
edit- ^ a b "Kapitein Hollandse Kamp en voorzitter VIDS Theo Jubitana overleden". Dagblad Suriname (in Dutch). Retrieved 7 January 2022.
- ^ a b c "Dorpen en Dorpsbesturen". Vereniging van inheemse dorpshoofden in Suriname (in Dutch). Archived from the original on 22 June 2020. Retrieved 22 June 2022.
- ^ a b "We moeten blijven strijden voor onze grondrechten". De Kanttekening (in Dutch). Retrieved 3 March 2021.
- ^ "Maraka" (in Dutch). Vereniging van Inheemse Dorpshoofden in Suriname. December 2011. Retrieved 3 March 2021.
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(help) - ^ "Prinses Beatrix kampement". TRIS Online (in Dutch). Archived from the original on 23 September 2020. Retrieved 3 March 2021.
- ^ "Planning Office Suriname - Districts" (PDF). Planning Office Suriname (in Dutch). 2014. Retrieved 3 March 2021.
- ^ "Dorp Hollandse Kamp krijgt SWM-aansluitingen". Dagblad Suriname (in Dutch). Retrieved 3 March 2021.
- ^ "Theo Jubitana nieuwe voorzitter VIDS". Star Nieuws (in Dutch). Retrieved 3 March 2021.
- ^ "Van wie is Tempoca?". Parbode (in Dutch). 1 June 2007. Retrieved 3 March 2021.
Vanaf 1735 staat op de kaarten steeds het gebied van de 'Vrije Indianen' aangegeven: het gebied waar nu Wit Santi, luchthaven Zanderij en het inheemse dorp Hollandse Kamp ligt. (From 1735 onwards, maps mark the territory of the 'Free Indians': the area which nowadays contains Wit Santi, the airport and Hollandse Kamp)