Ndyuka granman

The Ndyuka granman is elected from the Otoo matriclan or lo and resides in Diitabiki.^[13] The current granman is Bono Velantie, who was installed on 17 March 2015.

The Ndyuka and Saramaka distinguish not only the lo of a person, but also the bee.^[14] Every lo consists of multiple bees who have arrived from the same plantation or ancestral mother.^[2] The bee forms a segment of 50 to 100 people who are joined together with common practices and rules, but who are often spread out over multiple villages.^[14]

Saramaka granman

The Saramaka granman resides in Asidonhopo. The succession of granman Belfon Aboikoni, who died in June 2014, has not been decided as of 2020. There are three candidates, but no agreement between the clans. The decision was forwarded to President Dési Bouterse in 2018, however he decided that the clans have to reach a compromise themselves.^[16] On 12 August 2018, Albert Aboikoni [nl] was appointed Granman, however the appointment is considered controversial.^[17]

Matawai granman

The Matawai granman resides in Pusugrunu. The current granman is Lesley Valentijn.^[18]

Aluku granman

The Aluku granman used to reside in Papaïchton. In 1992, there were two granman installed,^[19] Paul Doudou who was granman in Papaïchton until his death in 2014,^[20] and Joachim-Joseph Adochini who was chosen by election, and not part of maternal lineage.^[21] Adochini resides in Maripasoula.^[22]

Unlike the other tribes who are located in Suriname, the Aluku are French citizens.^[23] There is a village of located in Suriname called Cottica which is governed by a kabiten^[24] who is not under the authority of the granman.^[25]

The granman of the Aluku is not only a generic tribal chief, but also an arbiter who decides on issues concerning different maternal lineages. No appeal is possible, once a decision has been reached. In practice, his power is limited, because every individual has the right to make their own decisions.^[26]

Paramaka granman

The Paramaka granman resides in Langatabiki. The current granman is Jozef Misajere Forster.^[31]

Kwinti granman

The Kwinti granman resides in Witagron. Granman André Mathias died in 2018.^[33]

Brooskampers kabiten

There was a seventh group of Maroons called Brooskampers (also: Bakabusi Nengre). In the 1740s, they lived in the swamps near Surnau Creek.^[38] On 2 September 1863, a peace treaty was signed offering the tribe the abandoned plantations Klaverblad and Rorac.^[39][40] No granman was appointed, and the tribe was led by a kabiten (captain). Bauxite was discovered on the plantation.^[39] In 1917,^[39] a deal was negotiated with the tribe by kabiten Hudukanti and Alcoa,^[41] the lands were sold, and the people settled in Tout-Lui-Faut near Paramaribo.^[39]

Tiriyó granman

Traditionally, there was no clear hierarchy in the Tiriyó tribe. In 1997, Asongo Alalaparu was appointed as first granman for Suriname.^[44]

Wayana granman

Traditionally, the Wayana did not recognise a form of leadership that transcended the village level. Contact with missionaries and state representatives started to change that, and the Surinamese, French, and Brazilian states preferred to centralise their dealings with the Wayana, and for this purpose installed captains, head captains and granman among the Wayana chief. As the concept of a paramount chief goes against Wayana ideas of political organisation, the authority of these chiefs beyond their own villages is often limited.^[46][47]

The granman of the Wayana in Suriname resides in Pïlëuwimë, which is also known as Apetina, after the name of the first granman Kananoe Apetina, who was recognized by governor Jan Klaasesz as granman of the Wayana in 1952.

Apart from the granman in Pïlëuwimë, the Wayana on the Surinamese side of the Lawa River have their own head captain residing in Kawemhakan, who is also often referred to as granman.

The granman of the Wayana in French Guiana resides in Kulumuli, which is also known by the name of the first granman Twenkë. After Twenkë's he was succeeded by his son Amaipotï.