Overview
About the event
Suriname Indigenous People�??s Day is annually observed on August 9. It�??s a public holiday coinciding with the U.N.�??s International Day of the World�??s Indigenous Peoples. The holiday celebrates indigenous people, who are the soul of Suriname, and their identity. It remembers the centuries of oppression, slavery, and forced assimilation the indigenous people went through and aims to make things right.
