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Granman (Ndyuka language: gaanman) is the
title of the
paramount chief of a
Maroon nation in
Suriname and
French Guiana. The Ndyuka, Saramaka, Matawai...
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Diitabiki (old name: Drietabbetje)
which is the
residence of the
granman (paramount chief) of the
Ndyuka people since 1950. They
further subdivide...
- muni****l council. The
Aluku granman used to
reside in Papaichton. In 1992,
there were two
granman installed, Paul
Doudou who was
granman in
Papaichton until his...
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recognized Lavanti, and
demanded a
granman for
their nation. In 2002, André
Mathias was the
first tribal chief to rule as
granman over all
villages except for...
- near the airstrip.
Later a
pilot chased them away.
Asongo Alalaparu, the
granman (paramount chief) told them to return, and
built their houses next to the...
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Amerindian village in the
Sipaliwini District of Suriname, and home to the
granman (paramount chief) of the
northern Trios.
Kwamalasamutu is the
biggest village...
- Lawa
rivers to end up in
their contemporary position. In 1865, the
Ndyuka granman Alabi invited a
Wayana group still living along the Paru
river in Brazil...
- town is
Diitabiki (old name: Drietabbetje)
which is the
residence of the
granman of the
Ndyuka people since 1950, and the
location of the oracle. The disputed...
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Johannes Alabi (also Arabi)(c. 1743–1820) was
granman of the Saramaccans, a
Maroon people in Suriname. He was of
Yoruba West
African descent.
Alabi was...
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island in the Lawa
River in
French Guiana.
Kulumuli is the
residence of the
granman of the
Wayana in
French Guiana. The
indigenous name for the
village is...
