Alfonsdorp

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Alfonsdorp
Tibiti
Village
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Alfonsdorp
Location in Suriname
Coordinates: 5°33′11″N54°09′44″W / 5.553056°N 54.162222°W / 5.553056; -54.162222 Coordinates: 5°33′11″N54°09′44″W / 5.553056°N 54.162222°W / 5.553056; -54.162222
Country Flag of Suriname.svg Suriname
District Marowijne District
Resort Albina
Government
 • CaptainMargriet Biswane [1]
Population
[1]
 • Total315

Alfonsdorp (Lokono: Tibiti [2] ) is a village of indigenous Lokono people [1] in the Albina resort of the Marowijne District of Suriname. The village is located on the East-West Link. [3] The Wanekreek Nature Reserve is located near the village.

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Overview

Alfonsdorp has been named after their former village chief Alfons. [4] During the Surinamese Interior War, the village was caught between the Suriname National Army and the Jungle Commando. Most of the village fled to Balaté near Saint-Laurent-du-Maroni, French Guiana. [5] On 29 november 1986, when Moiwana was attacked by the Army, civilians were murdered in Alfonsdorp as well, [6] and the village was destroyed. [5] After a meeting with Thomas Sabajo of the Tucayana Amazonas and Ronnie Brunswijk of the Jungle Commando their safety was assured, and people started to return to their former home. [5]

The village has a school. [7] There used to be a clinic, but as of 2014, it was no longer in operation. [8] In 2018, a catholic church was constructed. [9] An ecotourism resort is located in the village. [4] In 2014, Margriet Biswane was elected village chief. [10] In August 2021, Alfonsdorp was connected to the electricity grid and received 24 hours of electricity. [11]

Wanekreek Nature Reserve

Wane Creek connecting the Cottica River (left) with the Marowijne River (right) Wanekreek detail-Map Suriname 1860-1879-part 5.jpg
Wane Creek connecting the Cottica River (left) with the Marowijne River (right)

Wanekreek is a protected area of Suriname. It measures 45,000 ha (110,000 acres) and contains swamps, savannas, and marsh forests. It has been protected since 1986. [12] The area is rich in wildlife, and is the breeding grounds for orange-winged amazons. [13]

The Wane Creek which lends its name to the nature reserve, connects the Marowijne with the Cottica River and was part of the inland waterway between the Marowijne and Paramaribo. [14] A large bauxite concession is located near the nature reserve. [12]

The nature reserve is in an ongoing dispute with the indigenous villages of Marijkedorp and Alfonsdorp who consider it part of their hunting and fishing grounds. [15] The area however has been uninhibited since the 1950s. [16]

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References

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  2. ↑ "Gebied". Alfonsdorp.nl (in Dutch). Retrieved 22 February 2021.
  3. ↑ "Persoonlijke inzet van onze Vice-President Ronnie Brunswijk". Suriname.nu (in Dutch). Retrieved 21 February 2021.
  4. 1 2 "Interview: Nico Hermans". Groen Rood Wit (in Dutch). Retrieved 22 February 2021.
  5. 1 2 3 "In memoriam Theodorus Emanuel Blanca". Star Nieuws (in Dutch). Retrieved 17 January 2022.
  6. ↑ "VN-rapporteur bezorgd over mensenrechten in Suriname". Nederlands dagblad (in Dutch). 28 January 1988. Retrieved 17 January 2022.
  7. ↑ Plan Bureau 2014, p. 128.
  8. ↑ Plan Bureau 2014, p. 130.
  9. ↑ "Bouwproject kerk Alfonsdorp afgerond". Omhoog (in Dutch). Retrieved 22 February 2021.
  10. ↑ "Alfonsdorp krijgt nieuwe kapitein". Dagblad Suriname (in Dutch). Retrieved 22 February 2021.
  11. ↑ "Alfonsdorp beschikt nu over 1×24 uur stroom" (in Dutch). 22 August 2021. Retrieved 17 January 2022.
  12. 1 2 Ouboter 2001, p. 49.
  13. ↑ Ouboter 2001, p. 50.
  14. ↑ "Encyclopaedie van Nederlandsch West-Indië" (PDF). Digital Library for Dutch Literature (in Dutch). 1916. p. 413. Retrieved 22 February 2021.
  15. ↑ Vereniging van Inheemse Dorpshoofden (October 2009). "Securing Indigenous Peoples' Rights in Conservation in Suriname" (PDF). Forest Peoples. p. 53. Retrieved 22 February 2021.
  16. ↑ Vereniging van Inheemse Dorpshoofden (January 2008). "Nature Reserves within the Indigenous Territory of the Kaliña and Lokono Peoples of Lower Marowijne" (PDF). Forest Peoples. p. 4. Retrieved 22 February 2021.

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