Day of the Indigenous Peoples (Inheemsendag)
Suriname government messages state that Indigenous Peoples Day is celebrated on August 9 each year.
Date and recurrence
9 August
This authority record treats the observance as a fixed annual date. The same month and day can be reused unless a stronger source changes the rule.
Scope and status
The verified scope stored for this record is Suriname / national Indigenous Peoples commemoration. The site preserves that boundary and does not infer broader government, global or public-holiday status from the observance name alone.
Also known as
Suriname Indigenous People’s Day
Topic and context
What this page does not assume
- Keep the source-defined country, community, organizer or institutional scope; do not silently broaden it.
- Do not treat the title alone as proof of government recognition or public-holiday status.
- Do not add a creator, founding story or origin claim unless the supporting evidence establishes it.
Sources
- Government of Suriname — Indigenous Peoples Day messageNational Government
- Government of Suriname — 9 August 2021 messageNational Government
Frequently asked questions
When is Day of the Indigenous Peoples (Inheemsendag)?
9 August The stored recurrence guidance is: 9 August.
Does Day of the Indigenous Peoples (Inheemsendag) fall on the same date every year?
The authority record classifies it as fixed annual, so its month and day are reusable unless stronger evidence changes the rule.
Is Day of the Indigenous Peoples (Inheemsendag) an official public holiday?
The authority record verifies it within this scope: Suriname / national Indigenous Peoples commemoration. That recognition does not by itself make it a statutory public holiday; the site only makes public-holiday claims when the supporting authority record explicitly does so.
Who established or recognizes Day of the Indigenous Peoples (Inheemsendag)?
The stored designation basis is: Suriname government messages state that Indigenous Peoples Day is celebrated on August 9 each year.. Supporting provenance includes Government of Suriname — Indigenous Peoples Day message. The site does not infer a separate creator or founder unless reviewed evidence establishes one.
Is Day of the Indigenous Peoples (Inheemsendag) international or country-specific?
This authority record is country-scoped to Suriname. Its fuller verified scope is: Suriname / national Indigenous Peoples commemoration.
How is this page verified?
The factual layer is source-backed and keeps its date rule, scope, provenance and editorial guardrails attached to the authority record. This record was checked on 2026-09-09.
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These records also resolve to August 9, 2027 under the current authority data.
International Day of the World's Indigenous Peoples
A/RES/49/214
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