Gender and gold mining: the case of the Maroons of Suriname

    Collection:
    Black Caribbean Literature (BCL)
    Contributers:
    Heemskerk,Marieke (Author)
    Format:
    Pamphlet
    Publication Date:
    2000
    Published:
    East Lansing, MI: Women and International Development Programme, Michigan State University Women and International Development Programme, Michigan State University
    Location:
    African American Research Center, Library, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
    Subject Term:
    Women, Maroons, Sex roles, Suriname, South America, Gender roles, Gold mines and mining, and Forest people
    Notes:
    48 p, Analyzes the relations between gender and gold mining among the Ndjuka Maroons, forest people of Suriname, South America. This is discussed within the context of women comprising a substantial percentage of the World's poor, for whom small-scale gold mining can be attractive.

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