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How Tareno and Matawai Communities Are Advancing Indigenous-Led Development Plans in Suriname
A historic moment for Suriname’s Indigenous and Maroon communities. This December, traditional authorities from the Coeroenie and Matawai regions officially handed over their development plans—the Tareno Development Plans and the Matawai Fiti Plan—to the Government of Suriname. The ceremony was attended by President Jennifer Geerlings-Simons, government ministers, district commissioners, representative from the Inter-American Development Bank, and directors of NGOs working in Indigenous and tribal areas. This event marks more…
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