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Pelelu Tepu

Pelelu Tepu is an Amerindian village in the hinterland of Suriname. Also known as "Pe'reru Tepu", the village is typically referred to simply as "Tepu," which mean "high" in the Indian Tiriyó language. The village is located on Tepu hill, on the Tapanahoni River. Though inhabited by Amerindian tribes indigenous to the area, the village was founded by Christian missionaries and (primarily) Tiriyó Indians, although it now also includes small numbers of Wayana and Akuriyo Indians. The village has a tribal organization, led by a Trio Captain.[2]

Pelelu Tepu
Përëru Tëpu
Peleloe Tepoe
Village
Pelelu Tepu
Location in Suriname
Coordinates: 3°9′35″N 55°43′6″W / 3.15972°N 55.71833°W / 3.15972; -55.71833
Country Suriname
DistrictSipaliwini District
Resort (municipality)Tapanahony
Government
 • Head captainSanaupe Moshesi[1]
Population
 (2020)
 • Total600[1]

Pelelu Tepu has a school, and electricity,[3] however there is often no fuel to run the diesel generators. Pelelu Tepu is home to a Medische Zending healthcare centre.[4]

History edit

Around 1965, the Dutch colonial government and the American missionaries constructed the village. The village had a school, a church, and a medical clinic. The higher standard of living attracted many Amerindians who settled in Tëpu.[5] In 1986 the Surinamese Interior War started. At first the Amerindians remained neutral, but later the captains agreed to a request by Desi Bouterse to receive weapons and militaries in order to train the Tëpu. In 1991, the Jungle Commando took revenge, and even though nobody was killed, most of the population fled to Brazil where many remain.[2] In 1992, there was no indigenous population, and three people had died from starvation. The teachers refused to give up, and kept the school open.[5]

Shaman Tëmeta Wetaru wanted to preserve the history of Tiriyó, and to give the population an incentive to learn Dutch. In 1981, he started to write and dictate Tamenta’s Testament.[6] In 2001, a shaman apprentice school was founded in Tëpu to preserve indigenous medical knowledge.[2]

Energy edit

Since April 2018, the village has been powered by solar power, through a project initiated by Amazon Conservation Team Suriname and funded by the Japan-Caribbean Climate Change Partnership (J-CCCP) and UNDP.[7][8] For this project, two women from Tepu completed a six-month training program as solar engineer at Barefoot College in Tilonia, India.[9][10][11]

Notes edit

  1. ^ a b "Dorpen en Dorpsbesturen". Vereniging van Inheemse Dorpshoofden in Suriname (in Dutch). Retrieved 22 June 2022.
  2. ^ a b c "Trio Baseline Study 2007" (PDF). Act Suriname. Retrieved 22 May 2020.
  3. ^ "Planning Office Suriname - Districts" (PDF). Planning Office Suriname (in Dutch). Retrieved 27 May 2020.
  4. ^ "Zorggebied". Medische Zending.sr (in Dutch). Retrieved 27 May 2020.
  5. ^ a b "Van stenen naar digitale tijdperk". Indianen Suriname (in Dutch). Retrieved 16 June 2020.
  6. ^ "De memoires van Tamenta". Indianen Suriname (in Dutch). Retrieved 16 June 2020.
  7. ^ "Donoren bezoeken Tepu zonnenpanelenproject". act-suriname.org. 22 March 2018. Retrieved 5 May 2018.
  8. ^ "Solar accu's in Tepu". act-suriname.org. 22 March 2018. Retrieved 5 May 2018.
  9. ^ "Solar women terug uit India". act-suriname.org. 28 March 2016. Retrieved 5 May 2018.
  10. ^ "Let There Be Light: ACT and Barefoot College partner to bring solar energy to indigenous villages in Suriname". amazonteam.org. 11 August 2015. Retrieved 5 May 2018.
  11. ^ Menso, Fariel (9 September 2015). "Vrouwen zullen zonne-energiesysteem Tepu beheren". de Ware Tijd. Retrieved 5 May 2018.

References edit

  • Heemskerk, Marieke; Delvoye, Katia (2007). Trio Baseline Study: A sustainable livelihoods perspective on the Trio Indigenous Peoples of South Suriname (PDF). Paramaribo: Stichting Amazon Conservation Team-Suriname.

3°9′35″N 55°43′6″W / 3.15972°N 55.71833°W / 3.15972; -55.71833

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