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Alakondre Tori: Compiling Traditional Surinamese Storytelling Practices in a Toolkit for Cultural Education
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Manage No DI00001422 Country Suriname Author Siegmien Staphorst (NAKS Suriname), Rachel Gefferie (NAKS Suriname), Ingrid Read (NAKS Suriname) Published Year 2023 Language English Copyright 
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| Description | Most great stories contain a storyline of the good conquering the evil, or the villain being defeated by the hero. In this article, we want to address the relevance of storytelling in the emergence and continuation of Surinamese culture. Professor Alex van Stipriaan (1993) describes in his book Surinaams contrast the social, cultural, and economic events that have contributed to the formation of Suriname. He speaks of a fundamental change in the Caribbean scenery after the invasion by European conquerors. The autochthone Amerindians, the official inhabitants of that geographical location, were banished and new societies consisting of Europeans, enslaved Africans and Asians were established. Through the horrific transatlantic slavery events, Suriname evolved into a country with a unique mixture of ethnic groups with a rich history of tangible and intangible cultural heritage. Each ethnic group captured and transmitted historical events, life lessons, and myths through oral stories over many generations. | ||
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