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°50′02″N 54°11′08″W / 3.8339°N 54.1855°W / 3.8339; -54.1855
CountryFrance
Overseas regionFrench Guiana
ArrondissementSaint-Laurent-du-Maroni
CommunePapaïchton

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

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. 1 2 "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. 1 2 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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