Suriname's indigenous peoples

A project in Paramaribo, Suriname by Milton Kam
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POINTS OF RECOGNITION - portraying Suriname’s indigenous peoples as they adapt to life in the 21st Century.
Backers: 219
Average Pledge Per Backer: €74

Funded: €16,212 of €15,000
Dates: Jan 21st -> Feb 20th (30 days)
Project By: Milton Kam
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Latest News

We feel like newly weds!

February 18th - via: kickstarter.com
Just outside Paramaribo, Sandra Jeffrey and Berry Arichero exchange their first kiss as a married couple, cheered on by family and friends. Sandra works for VIDS, an indigenous organization, and Berry works for ABC radio and television station as a... (Read More)

Almost at the finish line....

February 17th - via: kickstarter.com
A player considers the challenge from an opponent during a game of djoel. His objective is to cross the field, marked by lines in the sand, without being touched by members of the opposing team. Considered a traditional Surinamese game, djoel... (Read More)

Removing the invisibility cloak

February 13th - via: kickstarter.com
After his training at the Nola Hatterman Art Academy in Paramaribo, Humphrey Tawjoeram received a scholarship to Jamaica. There, he was encouraged to look closer at his indigenous roots and heritage. Back in Suriname, he began to explore indigenous... (Read More)

We have reached the 10.000 euros!!

February 9th - via: kickstarter.com
You'll need an HTML5 capable browser to see this content. Play Replay with sound Play with sound 00:00 00:00 It was a long journey to reach the 10.000 euros. We are still receiving positive messages from people who want to support our project. The... (Read More)

Alternatief voor mensen zonder creditcard

February 6th - via: kickstarter.com
This post is for backers only. Please visit Kickstarter.com and log in to read. (Read More)

Presentation in the Algarve of Portugal

February 2nd - via: kickstarter.com
You'll need an HTML5 capable browser to see this content. Play Replay with sound Play with sound 00:00 00:00 A Dutch couple played some traditional Surinamese songs after Milton's second presentation here in the Algarve, Portugal. We hope to have... (Read More)

Halfway there, and more then 100 backers

January 31st - via: kickstarter.com
Milton's favorite picture from the book Update Our next milestone has been reached! We have raised over 7.500 euros and more then 100 backers have supported us so far! We are halfway there. We have set our next milestone, which is 10.000 euros. We... (Read More)

€ 6.000 Slam Dunk video

January 29th - via: kickstarter.com
This is how happy we are with reaching our 6.000 euro goal!  You'll need an HTML5 capable browser to see this content. Play Replay with sound Play with sound 00:00 00:00  (Read More)

First Kickstarter injury

January 28th - via: kickstarter.com
You'll need an HTML5 capable browser to see this content. Play Replay with sound Play with sound 00:00 00:00  .... Update This Sunday, we reached our 5.000 euros goal. When we reach the 6.000 euro goal, we will create another funny video for you. ... (Read More)

Day 6 Things are rolling, and we are happy with that

January 26th - via: kickstarter.com
Today, Starnieuws (Surinamese online news site) wrote a beautiful article about Milton's Kickstarter project and thanks to that we had a steep rise of pledgers again. Here is the link to the Starnieuws-article who used the following headline: Milton... (Read More)

Meet the indigenous village leaders of Suriname

January 25th - via: kickstarter.com
While we continue raising funds, I would like to share with you a documentary I made in 2015 at the request of the Association of Indigenous Village leaders in Suriname (VIDS), who have guided me in my work with the indigenous community.  This... (Read More)

Inspiring words from one of our supporters, shared on Facebook

January 24th - via: kickstarter.com
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Day 2 was a good day :-)

January 23rd - via: kickstarter.com
The second day went by successfully! It started with two generous pledges of 1.000  and 400 euros, both for a meetup with Milton in the Netherlands. Several people chose to donate a book to one of the indigenous people portrayed in Points of... (Read More)

Day 2 (morning): Publication on one of the largest news sites for Surinamese people

January 22nd - via: kickstarter.com
Waterkant (waterside) is one of the largest news sites in Dutch about Suriname and all matters related to Surinamese people. They gave a big thumbs up for our project. Two readers already commented, that they hope that our project will raise all the... (Read More)

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