Signed peace treaty with the Dutch Colonizers which allowed Saamaka who had successfully freed themselves from slavery to legally be free and stay in their territory.

The Saamaka fought against the Dutch colonial army in order to obtain freedom from slavery. Once they obtained their freedom, they started families with the freed women. The free Saamakans organized themselves to share land and resources (this marked the beginning of their internal governance system).

The peace treaty gave Saamaka people and other tribal groups in Suriname, autonomy as a tribal group and marked the beginning of traditional land ownership.