Hollandse Kamp Explained

Official Name:Hollandse Kamp
Settlement Type:Village
Pushpin Map:Suriname
Pushpin Label Position:bottom
Pushpin Mapsize:300
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: Suriname
Subdivision Type1:District
Subdivision Name1:Para District
Subdivision Type2:Resort
Subdivision Name2:Zuid
Leader Title:Captain
Leader Name:Sergio Jubithana
(acting since July 2021)[1]
Population As Of:2022
Population Footnotes:[2]
Population Total:385
Population Density Km2:auto
Timezone:AST
Utc Offset:-3
Coordinates:5.4472°N -55.1992°W

Hollandse Kamp is an indigenous village of Lokono[2] Amerindians in the resort of Zuid in the Para District in Suriname. The village is located south of the Johan Adolf Pengel International Airport.[3]

Overview

Hollandse Kamp translates to Dutch camp. The name refers to a military camp located to the south of the village which was built during World War II.[4] The military camp is still in use by the Suriname National Army, and is nowadays called .[5]

Hollandse Kamp has a health care clinic.[6] In 2018, the village received access to clean drinking water.[7]

The village chief was Theo Jubitana.[2] In 2017, Jubitana became President of Vereniging van Inheemse Dorpshoofden in Suriname (Association of Indigenous Village Chiefs In Suriname), the political pressure group for the indigenous population.[8] Jubitana died on 20 July 2021.[1]

Hollandse Kamp together with neighbouring Witsanti are at the centre of an indigenous land conflict. The Johan Adolf Pengel International Airport wants to expand the airport, and laid a claim on land belonging to Hollandse Kamp.[3] Hollandse Kamp however, refers to maps from 1735 onwards where the area is marked as "Free Indian" territory.[9]

Notes and References

  1. News: Kapitein Hollandse Kamp en voorzitter VIDS Theo Jubitana overleden. Dagblad Suriname. 7 January 2022. nl.
  2. Web site: Dorpen en Dorpsbesturen. nl. 22 June 2022. Vereniging van inheemse dorpshoofden in Suriname. 22 June 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20200622170430/https://vids.sr/about/dorpsbesturen/. dead.
  3. News: We moeten blijven strijden voor onze grondrechten. De Kanttekening. 3 March 2021. nl.
  4. Maraka. December 2011 . Vereniging van Inheemse Dorpshoofden in Suriname . nl. 3 March 2021.
  5. Web site: Prinses Beatrix kampement. TRIS Online. 3 March 2021. nl. 23 September 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20200923200144/https://www.trisonline.nl/de-tris-in-suriname/de-kampementen-van-de-tris/prinses-beatrix-kampement/. dead.
  6. Web site: 2014. Planning Office Suriname - Districts. Planning Office Suriname. nl. 3 March 2021.
  7. News: Dorp Hollandse Kamp krijgt SWM-aansluitingen. Dagblad Suriname. 3 March 2021. nl.
  8. News: Theo Jubitana nieuwe voorzitter VIDS . Star Nieuws. 3 March 2021. nl.
  9. Van wie is Tempoca?. Parbode. 1 June 2007. nl. 3 March 2021. Vanaf 1735 staat op de kaarten steeds het gebied van de ‘Vrije Indianen’ aangegeven: het gebied waar nu Wit Santi, luchthaven Zanderij en het inheemse dorp Hollandse Kamp ligt. (From 1735 onwards, maps mark the territory of the 'Free Indians': the area which nowadays contains Wit Santi, the airport and Hollandse Kamp).