Present-day country
Suriname
4 nations list Suriname among their present-day countries.
Present-day countries are listed by ISO 3166 names. Many nations live across more than one.
4 nations
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Kaliña
Also known as Kari'na
Lands Coastal Suriname and French Guiana, with related communities in Guyana, Venezuela and Brazil
In Suriname the Kari'na (Kaliña) live in many villages with their own village heads, including Christiaankondre and Langamankondre at Galibi in Marowijne district.
Source: Vereniging van Inheemse Dorpshoofden in Suriname (VIDS) (opens in a new tab) Checked
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Lokono
Also known as Arawak
Lands Coastal and river villages of Suriname, Guyana and French Guiana
Suriname's association of Indigenous village leaders lists the Lokono among the country's four major Indigenous peoples, with villages such as Washabo, Apoera and Alfonsdorp.
Source: Vereniging van Inheemse Dorpshoofden in Suriname (VIDS) (opens in a new tab) Checked
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Tarëno
Also known as Trio
Lands Southern Suriname along the Sipaliwini, Tapanahony and Paloemeu rivers, and the Tumucumaque Indigenous Park in Pará, Brazil
Suriname's association of Indigenous village leaders counts the Trio among the country's four large Indigenous peoples, living mainly in the south.
Source: Vereniging van Inheemse Dorpshoofden in Suriname (VIDS) (opens in a new tab) Checked
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Wayana
Lands Upper Maroni River and its tributaries in French Guiana, the Tapanahony and Paloemeu rivers in Suriname, and the East Paru River in Pará, Brazil
France recognizes Wayana as one of six Amerindian languages of French Guiana with the status of a language of France.
Source: Ministère de la Culture, Direction des affaires culturelles de Guyane (opens in a new tab) Checked