Nason Amekan kondre | |
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Village | |
  Nason | |
| Coordinates: 4°49′15″N54°28′08″W / 4.8209°N 54.4690°W Coordinates: 4°49′15″N54°28′08″W / 4.8209°N 54.4690°W | |
| Country |  Suriname |
| District | Sipaliwini District |
| Resort | Pamacca |
| Population (2010) [1] | |
| • Total | 204 |
| Time zone | UTC-3 (AST) |
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]
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 Nason airstrip. [2]
The economy of the village is mainly based on subsistence farming, and gold mining. [9]
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