The first draft framework law to legally recognize collective land rights for Indigenous and Tribal people is discussed among indigenous and tribal groups in a meeting in the village of Dritabiki.

A big meeting is organized in the village of Dritabikiby the highest representatives of indigenous and tribal groups of Suriname. The purpose is to discuss the first draft of the land rights law which draft is presented to the Government by the Association of Indigenous Village Leaders (VIDS).

This meeting marked the beginning of the collaboration between indigenous and tribal leaders of Suriname in their fights for land rights recognition. In this meeting, a committee was proposed to peer with the land right commission of the government. The committee did not last because of the lack of financial resources.