Redi Doti
Village
Redi Doti is located in Suriname
Redi Doti
Redi Doti
Coordinates: 5°25′31″N 54°58′35″W / 5.425278°N 54.976389°W / 5.425278; -54.976389
Country Suriname
DistrictPara District
ResortCarolina
Government
 • CaptainMarchano Stuger (2019)[1]
Population
 (2022)[2]
 • Total230
Time zoneUTC-3 (AST)

Redi Doti (also Redidoti) is an indigenous village of Lokono and Kalina[2] Amerindians in the resort of Carolina in the Para District in Suriname. The village is located near the site of Jodensavanne.[3]

History

The village of Redi Doti was officially founded in 1930 when a Roman Catholic church was constructed, however in 1828 an indigenous village of about 50 people was reported to exist near Jodensavanne,[3] a Jewish autonomous plantation area which was abandoned after a fire in 1832.[4]

In the late 1980s, during the Surinamese Interior War, the village was evacuated and partially destroyed.[5] The village was rebuilt in 1992, however many inhabitants have remained in Paramaribo.[3]

Overview

Redi Doti has a school and a clinic. In 2015, a new school building was constructed.[6] The pineapple industry is the main source of income for the village.[7] The village has 9,000 hectares of communal forest for hunting, fishing and subsistence farming.[3] In 2019, Marchano Stuger was elected as the new village chief.[1]

Transport

The village used be accessed via the Carolinabrug which provided access to the Afobakaweg to Paramaribo. The bridge however was damaged after it was hit by a boat, and in 2014, a new bridge was constructed near Red Doti.[8]

References

  1. 1 2 "Marchano Stuger wint verkiezing dorpsbestuur Redidoti". Department of Regional Development (in Dutch). Retrieved 14 February 2021.
  2. 1 2 "Dorpen en Dorpsbesturen". Vereniging van inheemse dorpshoofden in Suriname (in Dutch). Retrieved 22 June 2022.
  3. 1 2 3 4 "Education Redi Doti". Jodensavanne.sr. Retrieved 14 February 2021.
  4. ↑ "Jodensavanna en de Joodse gemeenten". Suriname.nu (in Dutch). Retrieved 14 February 2021.
  5. ↑ "Dag van Nationale Rouw op 28 juni te Redi Doti". Dagblad Suriname (in Dutch). Retrieved 14 February 2021.
  6. ↑ "Redi Doti krijgt nieuw schoolgebouw". Dagblad Suriname (in Dutch). Retrieved 14 February 2021.
  7. ↑ "Ananas hoofdmiddel van bestaan Redi Doti". De Ware Tijd via Fathh.com (in Dutch). Retrieved 14 February 2021.
  8. ↑ "Ingebruikname van de nieuwe Carolinabrug". Waterkant (in Dutch). Retrieved 14 February 2021.
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