During the war, thousands of Maroons fled to the French banks of the Maroni River. They were placed in four refugee camps near Saint Laurent du Maroni, including the Charvein camp, where Adrien lives today. His family is from the Cottica region in Suriname. They brought to French Guiana the art of divination and the "Obia" practices used against the European settlers during the anti-slavery struggles. Adrien is a survivor of the Moiwana’s massacre, during the Surinamese Civil War, which took place on November 29, 1989. The Surinamese army, while in search of the guerrilla leader, Ronnie Brunswick, attacked his village and killed thirty-five people, mostly women and children. People say that the Ajeantona family managed to escape the massacre through the "Obia" practices, and its warrior powers were reactivated as in the days of Marronage. Adrien was a child at the time of the massacre. Today he is the heir to the family memory kept by his grandmother. He claims he ‘s an "Obiaman" and he ‘s invited regularly to take part in national celebrations such as Maroon Day in Suriname. The project OBIA is about the Maroon people of Suriname & French Guiana In the Guianas region, in an area known as the ‘Guiana Shield’, which covers an area straddling Suriname and French Guiana, Maroons, also called Bushinengue, have settled since the 18th century. Their languages, rituals, cultural practices and aesthetics bear witness to their ongoing ability to preserve a culture of resistance and independence. It was in Suriname (formerly Dutch Guiana) that marronnage (the running away of slaves) was most common. The first treaties recognizing the sovereignty of Maroon peoples were signed in 1730. In the 18th century, the Boni community sought refuge on the other side of the Maroni River, in French Guiana, following a war waged by the Dutch. Today, six Maroon communities live in the Guianas region: the Saamaka, Ndyuka, Aluku (Boni), Paaamaka, Matawai and Kwinti. In French Gui