Antecume Pata

Antecume Pata
A traditional house in Antecume Pata.
Antecume Pata
Location in French Guiana
Coordinates: 3°17′53″N 54°04′16″W / 3.29806°N 54.07111°W / 3.29806; -54.07111
Country France
Overseas region French Guiana
Arrondissement Saint-Laurent-du-Maroni
Commune Maripasoula
Population (2009)
 • Total 150[1]

Antecume Pata is a village in French Guiana, France. It was founded by André Cognat, a Lyon-born wayana tribal chief.[2][3] It is home to a nursery and primary state school.[4]

Geography

Antecume Pata lies about 7 km (4.3 mi) upstream the Lawa River from the village of Kumakahpan and 1.5 km (0.93 mi) downstream the Lawa River from the village of Palasisi.

Notes

  1. ↑ Duin 2009, p. 138.
  2. ↑ Cormier, Jean (August 15, 2000). "Ce Français, chef de tribu indien". Le Parisien. Retrieved March 27, 2017.
  3. ↑ Gouin, Thomas (November 26, 2013). "Dossier : les Wayanas d'Antecume Pata". France Info. Retrieved March 27, 2017. Le village d'Antecume Pata a été fondé par d'André Cognat, ouvrier lyonnais venu de France métropolitaine qui a intégré la communauté Wayana depuis 1961.
  4. ↑ "École maternelle et élémentaire". French Ministry of Education. Retrieved March 27, 2017.

References

  • Duin, Renzo Sebastiaan (2009). Wayana Socio-political Landscapes: Multi-scalar Regionality and Temporality in Guiana (PDF). University of Florida.

Coordinates: 3°17′N 54°04′W / 3.283°N 54.067°W / 3.283; -54.067


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