Boniville

Boniville (also Agoodé[3]) is a village of Aluku Maroons[4] in the commune of Papaïchton located on the Lawa River in French Guiana.

Boniville
Agoodé
Village
Winti hut in Boniville (1903)
Winti hut in Boniville (1903)[lower-alpha 2]
Boniville is located in French Guiana
Boniville
Boniville
Location in French Guiana
Coordinates: 3.8339°N 54.1855°W / 3.8339; -54.1855
CountryFrance
Overseas regionFrench Guiana
ArrondissementSaint-Laurent-du-Maroni
CommunePapaïchton

History

On 25 May 1891, the Aluku, a tribe of escaped slaves from Suriname, became French citizens,[5] and Granman Ochi became the first officially recognized paramount chief of the tribe.[6] In 1895, Ochi founded the village of Boniville[7] to serve as the administrative centre for the tribe.[8]

In 1965, Granman Tolinga moved the capital from Boniville to Papaïchton,[8] and as of 1993, Boniville is a village within the commune of Papaïchton.[5] The village has lost its importance, and has been reduced to a small hamlet.[9] Boniville is still characterised by traditional Aluku architecture with tembé (painted and carved wood work).[10] In 2017, five traditional houses in Boniville and Loca were restored by the National Forests Office.[11]

Transport

Papaïchton can only be accessed by plane from the Maripasoula Airport, or by boat via the Lawa river.[12] There is an unpaved path to Maripasoula. On 20 July 2020, construction has started on a proper road which is scheduled to be completed by 2021.[13]

Notes
  1. The hut contained a clay statue of Granmama Gron (Grandmother Earth) who was the local god of the village.[1]
  2. The hut contained a clay statue of Granmama Gron (Grandmother Earth) who was the local god of the village.[2]

References
  1. Albert Helman (1977). "Facetten van de Surinaamse samenleving". Digital Library for Dutch Literature (in Dutch). p. 22. Retrieved 12 February 2021.
  2. Albert Helman (1977). "Facetten van de Surinaamse samenleving". Digital Library for Dutch Literature (in Dutch). p. 22. Retrieved 12 February 2021.
  3. Fleury 2018, p. 58.
  4. Fleury 2018, p. 70.
  5. "Parcours La Source". Parc-Amazonien-Guyane (in French). Archived from the original on 31 December 2022. Retrieved 12 February 2021.
  6. Scholtens 1994, p. 65.
  7. Fleury 2018, p. 69.
  8. Jean Moomou (2011). Les Bushinengue du Surinam et de la Guyane française : le modèle architectural développé, une clé de lecture de leur évolution. Études (in French). Presses universitaires de Perpignan. pp. 191–204. ISBN 9782354122805.
  9. "A la découverte de Boniville". Guyaweb (in French). 18 August 2011. Retrieved 12 February 2021.
  10. "Carte Guide Maroni 2017". Parc Amazonien Guyane (in French). Retrieved 12 February 2021.
  11. "Cinq maisons anciennes de Boniville et Loka réhabilitées". Parc Amazonien Guyane (in French). 22 November 2020. Retrieved 12 February 2021.
  12. "REGION DE MARIPASOULA". Study Lib Fr (in French). Retrieved 12 February 2021.
  13. "Route Maripasoula-Papaichton : 1 million d'euros par kilomètre". France Guyane (in French). Retrieved 2 February 2021.

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