Antecume Pata
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]
Antecume Pata | |
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 A traditional house in Antecume Pata. | |
  Antecume Pata Location in French Guiana | |
| Coordinates: 3°17′53″N 54°04′16″W | |
| Country | France |
| Overseas region | French Guiana |
| Arrondissement | Saint-Laurent-du-Maroni |
| Commune | Maripasoula |
| Population (2009) | |
| • Total | 150[1] |
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
- Duin 2009, p. 138.
- Cormier, Jean (August 15, 2000). "Ce Français, chef de tribu indien". Le Parisien. Retrieved March 27, 2017.
- 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.
- "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.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
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