‘Reading the forest as pharmacy and laboratory’ The knowledge that enslaved Africans brought to Suriname, and which later blended with the centuries-old knowledge of the indigenous people, deserves much more recognition and protection. This was stated by econometrician, researcher, and slavery expert Hugo Esseboom on Friday during the presentation ‘Breaking the silence of knowledge. Acknowledging the past. Sharing knowledge. Connecting generatio…
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‘Reading the forest as pharmacy and laboratory’ The knowledge that enslaved Africans brought to Suriname, and which later blended with the centuries-old knowledge of the indigenous people, deserves much more recognition and protection. This was stated by econometrician, researcher, and slavery expert Hugo Esseboom on Friday during the presentation ‘Breaking the silence of knowledge. Acknowledging the past. Sharing knowledge. Connecting generatio…