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Surinamese culture has strong Asian, African and European influences. The population is mainly composed of the contribution of people from India , Africa , China , Europe , and Indonesia , as well as indigenous peoples who lived in the area, before the arrival of European settlers.
The early history of Suriname dates from 3000 BCE when Native Americans first inhabited the area. The Dutch acquired Suriname from the English, and European settlement in any numbers dates from the 17th century, when it was a plantation colony utilizing slavery for sugar cultivation.
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Suriname's culture and society strongly reflect the legacy of Dutch colonial rule. It is the only sovereign nation outside Europe where Dutch is the official and prevailing language of government, business, media, and education; [ 16 ] an estimated 60% of the population speaks Dutch as a native language. [ 17 ]
The Surinamese Maroon culture is one of the best-preserved pieces of cultural heritage outside of Africa. Colonial warfare, land grabs, natural disasters and migration have marked Maroon history. In Suriname six Maroon groups — or tribes — can be distinguished from each other. Location of Indigenous and Maroon groups in Suriname
This connection may be residential, legal, historical or cultural. For most Surinamese, several (or all) of these connections exist and are collectively the source of their being Surinamese . Suriname is a multiethnic and multilingual society, home to people of various ethnic , racial , religious , and national origins, with the majority of the ...
Suriname’s former dictator will face a final verdict this month in the years-long judicial process over the 1982 killings of 15 political opponents that deeply scarred the South American country.
Suriname became a slave colony. Slaves were rapidly shipped from Africa to Suriname to work on coffee, cocoa, and sugar plantations for the Dutch and other Europeans. [6] Because they remained strictly separated from the white population, the slaves developed their own culture with a strong West African influence.