38:
54:
765:
122:
61:
236:
The village chief as of 2017 is
Sylvester Awatjale, who lives in the southern Amerindian settlement. The Ndyuka and Kalina people peacefully coexist, but do not intermingle or intermarriage. Electricity is being provided by Diesel generators operating about six hours a day. The most southern
37:
578:
835:
806:
571:
825:
564:
85:
840:
799:
53:
537:
466:
414:
830:
225:
Bigiston is the name of the most northern of six small settlements. The name means big stone after a nearby rock with
792:
256:
and most of the villagers fled to French Guiana, however the village has been rebuilt and resettled after the war.
440:
249:
471:
132:
556:
215:
587:
144:
591:
203:
137:
740:
776:
646:
638:
604:
199:
149:
253:
211:
233:. The village has a school, and a clinic operated by the Regional Health Service (RGD).
651:
342:
819:
526:
219:
195:
191:
764:
669:
730:
684:
623:
226:
121:
735:
613:
230:
100:
87:
699:
674:
772:
725:
717:
707:
595:
495:
316:
207:
125:
628:
278:
661:
242:
560:
229:. The village is a minor tourist attraction, and promoted for
397:
395:
370:
368:
366:
364:
780:
441:"Op weg naar 1×24 uur stroom voor dorpsgemeenschappen"
716:
698:
683:
660:
637:
602:
173:
168:
160:
155:
143:
131:
116:
21:
467:"Surinaamse machtsstrijd maakt Indianen weerioos"
538:"Planning Office Suriname - Districts 2009-2013"
415:"Sylvester Awaitjale nieuw dorpshoofd Bigiston"
800:
572:
8:
401:
386:
807:
793:
579:
565:
557:
374:
303:
18:
531:(Thesis). Utrecht: University of Utrecht.
245:clinic offering traditional health care.
265:
167:
154:
115:
80:
46:
34:
16:Village in Marowijne District, Suriname
836:Populated places in Marowijne District
273:
271:
269:
172:
159:
142:
130:
7:
761:
759:
283:Vereniging van Inheemse Dorpshoofden
779:. You can help Knowledge (XXG) by
252:, the village was attacked by the
14:
763:
120:
60:
59:
52:
36:
826:Indigenous villages in Suriname
190:, is a group of settlements of
248:On 5 October 1986, during the
1:
447:(in Dutch). 19 February 2016
528:Winti Practives in Bigiston
857:
758:
751:Italic denotes the capital
525:Groenedijk, Sarah (2006).
343:"Hering, Christiaan Johan"
749:
279:"Dorpen en Dorpsbesturen"
81:
47:
42:School in Bigiston (1964)
35:
28:
841:Suriname geography stubs
545:Planning Office Suriname
250:Surinamese Interior War
775:location article is a
472:Reformatorisch Dagblad
210:. The villages lie on
73:Location in Suriname
536:Plan Bureau (2014).
216:Saint-Jean-du-Maroni
161: • Captain
496:"Gemeente Bigiston"
101:5.415°N 54.126389°W
97: /
831:Ndyuka settlements
592:Marowijne District
204:Marowijne District
174: • Total
164:Sylvester Awatjale
138:Marowijne District
788:
787:
756:
755:
181:
180:
106:5.415; -54.126389
848:
809:
802:
795:
767:
760:
647:Christiaankondre
581:
574:
567:
558:
548:
542:
532:
512:
511:
509:
507:
492:
486:
485:
483:
481:
463:
457:
456:
454:
452:
437:
431:
430:
428:
426:
419:Dagblad Suriname
411:
405:
402:Plan Bureau 2014
399:
390:
387:Plan Bureau 2014
384:
378:
372:
359:
358:
356:
354:
339:
333:
332:
330:
328:
313:
307:
301:
295:
294:
292:
290:
275:
124:
112:
111:
109:
108:
107:
102:
98:
95:
94:
93:
90:
63:
62:
56:
40:
19:
856:
855:
851:
850:
849:
847:
846:
845:
816:
815:
814:
813:
757:
752:
745:
712:
694:
679:
656:
633:
598:
585:
555:
540:
535:
524:
521:
516:
515:
505:
503:
500:Barend en Dinie
494:
493:
489:
479:
477:
465:
464:
460:
450:
448:
439:
438:
434:
424:
422:
413:
412:
408:
400:
393:
385:
381:
375:Groenedijk 2006
373:
362:
352:
350:
341:
340:
336:
326:
324:
315:
314:
310:
304:Groenedijk 2006
302:
298:
288:
286:
277:
276:
267:
262:
254:Jungle Commando
212:Marowijne River
194:and indigenous
105:
103:
99:
96:
91:
88:
86:
84:
83:
77:
76:
75:
74:
71:
70:
69:
68:
64:
43:
31:
24:
17:
12:
11:
5:
854:
852:
844:
843:
838:
833:
828:
818:
817:
812:
811:
804:
797:
789:
786:
785:
768:
754:
753:
750:
747:
746:
744:
743:
738:
733:
728:
722:
720:
714:
713:
711:
710:
704:
702:
696:
695:
693:
692:
689:
687:
681:
680:
678:
677:
672:
666:
664:
658:
657:
655:
654:
652:Langamankondre
649:
643:
641:
635:
634:
632:
631:
626:
621:
616:
610:
608:
600:
599:
590:and places in
586:
584:
583:
576:
569:
561:
554:
553:External links
551:
550:
549:
533:
520:
517:
514:
513:
487:
458:
445:United News.sr
432:
406:
404:, p. 112.
391:
389:, p. 127.
379:
360:
334:
308:
296:
264:
263:
261:
258:
202:resort of the
192:Ndyuka Maroons
179:
178:
175:
171:
170:
166:
165:
162:
158:
157:
153:
152:
147:
141:
140:
135:
129:
128:
118:
114:
113:
79:
78:
72:
66:
65:
58:
57:
51:
50:
49:
48:
45:
44:
41:
33:
32:
29:
26:
25:
22:
15:
13:
10:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
853:
842:
839:
837:
834:
832:
829:
827:
824:
823:
821:
810:
805:
803:
798:
796:
791:
790:
784:
782:
778:
774:
769:
766:
762:
748:
742:
739:
737:
734:
732:
729:
727:
724:
723:
721:
719:
715:
709:
706:
705:
703:
701:
697:
691:
690:
688:
686:
682:
676:
673:
671:
668:
667:
665:
663:
659:
653:
650:
648:
645:
644:
642:
640:
636:
630:
627:
625:
622:
620:
617:
615:
612:
611:
609:
607:
606:
601:
597:
593:
589:
582:
577:
575:
570:
568:
563:
562:
559:
552:
546:
539:
534:
530:
529:
523:
522:
518:
501:
497:
491:
488:
475:
473:
468:
462:
459:
446:
442:
436:
433:
420:
416:
410:
407:
403:
398:
396:
392:
388:
383:
380:
377:, p. 21.
376:
371:
369:
367:
365:
361:
348:
344:
338:
335:
322:
321:Raoul Kieffer
318:
312:
309:
306:, p. 15.
305:
300:
297:
284:
280:
274:
272:
270:
266:
259:
257:
255:
251:
246:
244:
240:
234:
232:
228:
223:
221:
220:French Guiana
217:
213:
209:
205:
201:
197:
193:
189:
185:
176:
163:
151:
148:
146:
139:
136:
134:
127:
123:
119:
110:
82:Coordinates:
55:
39:
27:
20:
781:expanding it
770:
670:Ricanau Mofo
618:
603:
544:
527:
519:Bibliography
504:. Retrieved
499:
490:
478:. Retrieved
474:via Digibron
470:
461:
449:. Retrieved
444:
435:
423:. Retrieved
418:
409:
382:
351:. Retrieved
346:
337:
325:. Retrieved
320:
311:
299:
287:. Retrieved
282:
247:
238:
235:
224:
214:across from
187:
183:
182:
731:Pikin Santi
685:Moengotapoe
624:Marijkedorp
547:(in Dutch).
347:Suriname.nu
241:contains a
237:settlement
227:petroglyphs
104: /
820:Categories
736:Pinatjaimi
614:Alfonsdorp
502:(in Dutch)
476:(in Dutch)
421:(in Dutch)
349:(in Dutch)
323:(in Dutch)
317:"Bigiston"
285:(in Dutch)
260:References
231:ecotourism
169:Population
156:Government
92:54°07′35″W
700:Patamacca
675:Wonoredjo
188:Bigi Ston
89:5°24′54″N
773:Suriname
726:Lantiwei
718:Wanhatti
708:Ovia Olo
619:Bigiston
596:Suriname
239:Gronkiki
208:Suriname
184:Bigiston
133:District
126:Suriname
67:Bigiston
23:Bigiston
741:Tamarin
629:Moiwana
588:Resorts
198:in the
186:, also
117:Country
30:Village
662:Moengo
639:Galibi
605:Albina
506:31 May
480:3 July
451:3 July
425:3 July
353:3 July
327:31 May
289:2 July
200:Albina
196:Kalina
150:Albina
145:Resort
771:This
541:(PDF)
243:Winti
777:stub
508:2020
482:2020
453:2020
427:2020
355:2020
329:2020
291:2020
222:.
218:in
206:of
177:361
822::
594:,
543:.
498:.
469:.
443:.
417:.
394:^
363:^
345:.
319:.
281:.
268:^
808:e
801:t
794:v
783:.
580:e
573:t
566:v
510:.
484:.
455:.
429:.
357:.
331:.
293:.
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.
