PARAMARIBO, Suriname, CMC—Members of various Indigenous communities are marking Maroon Day on Thursday with a warning that they are not prepared to 'give up our traditional habitats without a fight.' 'It is time for the Surinamese government to take responsibility and recognize the land rights of the Okanisi Maroon community and those of the other […]

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