User:LightPhoenix/Immigration to Suriname

The original inhabitants of the lands nowadays known as Suriname consist of six Amerindian peoples namely the Akuriyo, Arawak, Galibi, Trio, Wayana and Warau.

Immigration to Suriname from other parts of the world started with colonial times leading to various waves of peoples settling in the country, creating the demographic and cultural patchwork of today's Suriname. The main waves of immigration to Suriname hail from Africa (through the slave trade), India, islands of the contemporary state Indonesia (particularly Java) and the Netherlands.