Pomeroon: Indigenous Homeland and Memory

Before plantations, before coconut estates, before the Pomeroon was ever measured for its economic

value, it was Indigenous land. The history of the Pomeroon begins

with its first people, whose relationship with the river and forest shaped the region long before

colonial contact. For centuries, the Pomeroon was home primarily to Arawak (Lokono)

communities, with Kalinago (Carib) presence as well. These Indigenous peoples did not

settle randomly. Their villages were placed deliberately along the river and its creeks,

where fresh water, fertile soil, and forest resources met. The river was not

just transportation. It was spiritual, practical, and ancestral. It connected families,