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“I'm certain family members have suffered tremendously (from the deaths of family at the hands of soldiers) but I'm not familiar with the techniques used to express such suffering in monetary terms.”
Saamaka Maroons, Saamaka Maroons - PR, Proven Resilient Blog Post Author 1/22/21 Saamaka Maroons, Saamaka Maroons - PR, Proven Resilient Blog Post Author 1/22/21

“I'm certain family members have suffered tremendously (from the deaths of family at the hands of soldiers) but I'm not familiar with the techniques used to express such suffering in monetary terms.”

Merina Eduards (meh-ree-nah ed-wahrdz), expert witness - Inter-American Court of Human Rights

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“Our ancestors fought for and won their freedom from slavery and established autonomous communities.  We fight for and won our right for legal recognition, controlling and managing our territory.”
Saamaka Maroons, Saamaka Maroons - PR, Proven Resilient Blog Post Author 1/22/21 Saamaka Maroons, Saamaka Maroons - PR, Proven Resilient Blog Post Author 1/22/21

“Our ancestors fought for and won their freedom from slavery and established autonomous communities. We fight for and won our right for legal recognition, controlling and managing our territory.”

Hugo Jabini (hyou-go yah-bee-nee), Member of Surinam’s Parliament

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“I know what it is like to lose land. I am from a transmigration village. We cannot let this happen  again or there will be no more Saamaka people.  We will be like ghosts.”
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“I know what it is like to lose land. I am from a transmigration village. We cannot let this happen again or there will be no more Saamaka people. We will be like ghosts.”

Silvi Adjako (sill-vee ahd-jok-oh), subsistence and market farmer

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“When we fell trees we are thinking of our children  and grandchildren, of the future generations.  When the outsiders come in they just clear-cut  a whole area and then take away what they want.”
Saamaka Maroons, Saamaka Maroons - PR, Proven Resilient Blog Post Author 1/22/21 Saamaka Maroons, Saamaka Maroons - PR, Proven Resilient Blog Post Author 1/22/21

“When we fell trees we are thinking of our children and grandchildren, of the future generations. When the outsiders come in they just clear-cut a whole area and then take away what they want.”

Cesar Adjako (say-zar ahd-jok-oh), village Captain

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