Land and history among the Matawai of Guianas

By webmaster@amazonteam.com | October 9, 2018 |

Along the Saramacca River in central Guianas live the Matawai people. They are descendants of Africans who escaped slavery in the 17th and 18th centuries by fleeing into the jungles and fighting for their freedom. In the rainforest, the survival of the Matawai has always depended on an intimate knowledge of their territories. Place-based stories…

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