Hollandse Kamp

Hollandse Kamp
Village
Hollandse Kamp is located in Suriname
Hollandse Kamp
Hollandse Kamp
Coordinates: 5°26′50″N 55°11′57″W / 5.447222°N 55.199167°W / 5.447222; -55.199167
Country Suriname
DistrictPara District
ResortZuid
Government
 • CaptainSergio Jubithana
(acting since July 2021)[1]
Population
 (2022)[2]
 • Total
385
Time zoneUTC-3 (AST)

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]

Overview

Hollandse 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 [nl].[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

  1. ^ a b "Kapitein Hollandse Kamp en voorzitter VIDS Theo Jubitana overleden". Dagblad Suriname (in Dutch). Retrieved 7 January 2022.
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ a b "We moeten blijven strijden voor onze grondrechten". De Kanttekening (in Dutch). Retrieved 3 March 2021.
  4. ^ "Maraka" (in Dutch). Vereniging van Inheemse Dorpshoofden in Suriname. December 2011. Retrieved 3 March 2021. {{cite magazine}}: Cite magazine requires |magazine= (help)
  5. ^ "Prinses Beatrix kampement". TRIS Online (in Dutch). Archived from the original on 23 September 2020. Retrieved 3 March 2021.
  6. ^ "Planning Office Suriname - Districts" (PDF). Planning Office Suriname (in Dutch). 2014. Retrieved 3 March 2021.
  7. ^ "Dorp Hollandse Kamp krijgt SWM-aansluitingen". Dagblad Suriname (in Dutch). Retrieved 3 March 2021.
  8. ^ "Theo Jubitana nieuwe voorzitter VIDS". Star Nieuws (in Dutch). Retrieved 3 March 2021.
  9. ^ "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)


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