Beautiful documentation. Thank you! Today, the Garifuna of Punta Gorda are being forcibly displaced by Honduran National Police (DPI) to clear the land for tourism development, unconstitutional free trade zones (ZEDES) and the privatization of communal Garfifuna territories. Please follow and learn more about their struggle against displacement by following OFRANEH (Organizacion Fraternal Negra Hondureña) and the work and leadership Garifuna Maestra, Miriam Miranda.
Thanks for this message! We will be sure to check out these movements. It is aweful that this happening to the Garifuna community. Keep spreading the news
The garifuna, in other documentary state they are indigenous to originally from st Vincent they rebelled against British they were shipped out on the sea to die but survived and ended up Guatemala in Livingston… they were there before the British or other people
Ase cuarenta anos estu be bibiendo en ese lugar era diferente aora estoy en los anjeles california saludos atodos los garifunas y amis parsese misquitos
As a man of Garifuna descent reclaiming my ancestry I am grateful for your work. Thank you for doing this. Also, this is one of the few documentaries I ever seen that preserves so much respect and honor for the people being presented. You allowed for natural and organic expression giving the people a human feel and not like some lab rats on display. I also appreciate that you all interacted with them in a respectful and communal way (the way the young boys would laugh and joke with you all was heart warming and put you on the same level) but made sure not to interject too much. You all were humble, curious, playful, and respectful. You allowed the stories to be told from the source. Keep up the god work. You all are so young yet many can learn from your example. Stay blessed cousins.🙏🏿❤
Thank you for the kind words. We thoroughly enjoyed our time working in the school in Punta Gorda and made good friends with many people in the local community. I wish to go back soon.
Agree! This was beautifully pieced together. So much humanity and heart in every minute. Blessings on your journey and much love and solidarity to the Garifuna community from a member of the diaspora caribeña y centroamericana <3 & thank you again teachers for this lovely offering
Hello every body! I live in Panama'. When I was a child, I knew some black people caribean island, (Mr. Antony and Miss Ema; Mr. Frenchy). Beautifull culture! My respect to Garifuna people. I think around the world there are many people with questions without answers. That happened five hundred years ago. I share the history. "An inquiring mind that history remember". Would you like to be remembered? What will come people's minds when they think of you? Driven by concerns over their legacy, many aspire to greatness in science, politics, sports, and the arts. But, what if you were particularly remembered for questions you asked? Five hundred years ago, a man in Central America asked many thought-provoking questions. He was a native chief called Nicarao, from which "Nicaragua" is evidently derived. His name came to identify the tribe of his people, the land in which he lived, and their latge lake. Nicarao's tribe lived on the strip of land between the Pacific Ocean and huge lake Nicaragua. Shortly after Columbus discovered the new world, the spanish set out to explore this area. Captain Gil Gonzalez Davila led his troops north from what is now Costa Rica and entered Nicarao's land in 1523. Imagine the explorers' trepidation. Why? They journeyed into unknown territory with snakes, cocodriles, cougars, jaguars, mosquitoes!! How pleased they must have been on meeting chief Nicarao! Why? With generosity that continues to be a hallmark of nicaraguan culture, the people welcomed the spanish and gave them gifts, including a large amount of gold. Nicarao wanted answers to questions he had long thought about. Others questions came up as a result of the visit of the spaniards. Chroniclers report that he asked captain Gil Gonzalez Davila the following: Have you heard of a great flood that destroyed all men and animals? Will God flood the earth again? What happens after death? This questions only God can give answers with the Bible--Genesis chapter 6, until chapter 12 ; Ezequiel 18:4 ; Romans 6:23. Questions of science: How do the sun, the moon, and the stars ceased the shine? Where does the wind come from? What causes heat and cold, light and dark? Why do the days vary in lenght through the year? Clearly, Nicarso was eager to know about the natural world around him. His questions indicate much about his religious beliefs. They reveal that he had interests and concerns similar to those many people have today. And the fact that Nicarao and his people knew about a great flood reminds us of what the Bible relates---Genesis 7:17-19. Even though Nicarao's culture was striped in spiritism and ritual human sacrifice, he was concerned about the conduct and way of life of his people. His questions bear witness to the operation of conscience. In this regard, the apostle Paul wrote: "Their conscience is bearing witness with them and, between their own thoughts, they are being accused or even excused". Romans 2:14,15. Today, a statue of chief Nicarao stands as a memorial near the place where he is supposed to have first met the spanish explorers. His inquiring minds, which moved him to think deeply about life and the world around him, may well serve as an example for us. Romans 1:20 This articule is in magazine Awake ! December 2011. Web site: JW.ORG
I think they dressed different in Honduras to dance jancunu in Belize the men dressed with white suits and shells tied around their knees u heard what the lady said the reason the men in Rotan dress like female because the slavemaster Will not send woman to fight or to war i didn'tget that part pls correct me thanks
I am in new York, i am a Garifuna my channel is Immigrant edification TV please share my videos i talk about immigration issues.IF you don't mine maybe one day we can make some videos together via zoom.So i can let the Garinagu from Honduras who lives in New York know what's happening in PG Honduras.
What part of Africa your ancestors came from. Got my answer. I am from Jamaica, some of our ancestors are from the same tribe, as well as Ashanti. The African roots run deep.