Redi Doti

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]

Redi Doti
Village
Redi Doti
Coordinates: 5.425278°N 54.976389°W / 5.425278; -54.976389
Country	Suriname
District	Para District
Resort	Carolina
Government
• Captain	Marchano Stuger (2019)[1]
Population  (2022)[2]
• Total	230
Time zone	UTC-3 (AST)

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 Avobakaweg to Paramaribo. However, the bridge was damaged after it was hit by a boat, and in 2014, a new bridge was constructed near Redi Doti.^[8]