Jamaicans have always played a vital part in fights for Freedom. From Marcus Garvey to Bob Marley. Then there were the Maroons who fought the British in Jamaica for 84 years.
I love this! I am from Ghana but I was born and brought up in London England. My family are Akans and speak twi. I have a friend from jamica and I'm always telling him that he is African and telling him about our joint history and how he needs to go to africa. I've always wanted to visit te island but now I just want to see and hear more about the maroons Akosua (Akan name)
The most powerful maroon was Bookman (Duty Bookman) a rebellious slave born in Jamaica in 1791. Went to Haiti and organized the biggest slave revolution in a place in northern Haiti called Bois-Caiman. He was captured and burned alive to intimidate the other slaves. That did not deter them; they were determined to win the battle.
Powerful history,but Dutty boukman was not born in Jamaica he was also a full born African like Queen Nanny and was only in Jamaica 🇯🇲 for a couple yrs before exiled to Haiti. But the history still stands and the legacy he left for both islands is very powerful
Kwaku, Kojo, kwame , Yao, kofi , kromanti , Bisi, akwaaba , and a lot more are all akan..its good they kept these words, am sure ancestors are clapping in their graves
That word is an original FANTSE word, not a Twi word. Twi originated from FANTSE, the TWI language should have a word for AKWANTU. The MAROONS originated from KORMANTI a fante village near Cape Coast, Ghana
@@lordamoako8286 Dude you have no clue what you are talking about 99% of the Akan people have the NFANTSE language in their sub-conscience or can speak MFANTSE naturally if they chose to but only a few speak TWI. TWI is like the broken version of the MFANTSE language. Do your research and you will notice that all AKANS can switch to MFANTSE so naturally if the situation calls for it.
I believe the Maroons are desendants of the Ashanti people of Ghana. Twi is spoken by the Ashanti people in Ghana. I am proud of the Maroons. In Ghana the Ashanti people fought the British and won they couldn't mess with the Ashanti people and their Kingdom. The Maroons have the same spirit.
We are all His creatures, no doubt. It just so happened that He created many nations and also gave them inheritance (land). Prior to Scipio Africanus of whom the name Africa was derived the continent was known scripturally as the land of Cham.
OMG Twi language "Yetu agyina" means to consult with those who are in involved in a certain group. these are my long lost Akan people, I must visit them someday. woow
The same goes here in respect to being a descendent of maroons from Mooretown! My grand father, and father came from there as young people and moved to the St. Margrets Bay Area as young adults! My grandfather’s surname is Harris, which I believe makes him related to CLJ Harris the long time “chief” of the Mooretown Maroons.
Appreciate you making this video, many times I wanted to visit and document this area and never had the time. means alot to me that you did this. I wish my people had a better appreciation for preserving history and artifacts and dates.
wow! Col Niel looks exactly like my dad. a photocopy of my dad. he is just a bit older but no difference. im from Ghana. i showed the video to my mum and asked "who does he look like :) She like "he looks like your Dad" hahaha.
Hi! Today I found out that I’m of the Ashanti Tribe, my dad was a Maroon of Accompong and I really want to know more about the religious beliefs. Could you help me?
@@ArielKnowsBetter wow sister Im glad you want to know more about the Ashanti religious beliefs and practices. There are a lot of them which i cant put in details here. And some of which im still learning about. Kindly read more on it on the internet and any practical questions you may have, im sure i can be of help. Take care
@@sandiedamps I found the Gods but there wasn’t much on Bia and Tano. Are their any other lower gods other than Bia, Tano and Ananse? Is their one a female like me could call on on a daily basis?
I've spent a lot of time in Jamaica and I always wanted to go to Maroon Town. That is the most beautiful part of Jamaica I've ever seen. Hopefully one day...
Thank you very much for your input. Yes, no doubt, most Jamaicans not only understand their African roots, but, celebrate the connection in many different ways. Given the chance, I will be making more videos of the Maroons. Again, Thanks,
It felt really good when he said "we are all Africans". I really want to discover my roots. I'm Jamaican and Haitian. I'm probably a mix of Akan, Igbo, Fon/Dahomey, Fulani, Wolof, Yoruba, Kongo.... I wish I could know for sure (this excluding my Scottish blood)
Interesting . Thank you for sharing. Great people with history. Maroons and other displaced people have these amazing stories and history that should be heard.
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Could it be that the New Jamaican generation have NO KNOWLEDGE of the information in this video, which is why parts of the country has been undergoing such a transformation not for the good of the country but rather to its detriment ????
I'm very curious about why so many Europeans are going into the interiors of Jamaica filming and interviewing the locals. Are they genuine or are they gathering data for future monitoring purposes - I'm just saying!!!!! Why the great interest? Their footprints are all over the island!!!! Some Jamaicans have not even been to some of those places the foreigners have ventured into !!!
sometime ppl who live in a country take it for granted, some white take interest in culture and history.. just like me i know more about ja the a lot of my ja friends.. We all need to take interest in what is under her no.. The man said his great gandma was a maroon
In fact the Maroons are defendants of the great Ashantis(now Ghana) West Africa. I really like their fighting spirit for liberation and progress for their people. Ashanti the great kingdom ever in Africa. I think the king of the Ashanti kingdom must as a matter of urgency bring all of them in the diaspora together for the great people and the generations to come.
Uncle Dave. My greatgrandmother is from there. She and grandma are full blooded Maroon. I remember the area when I was a child . Mr. Latibadear. We knew the family. WiOW
Please I think the English translation is wrong, I'm from Ghana and he said we thank nyakopong (God) , we thank nanny (yaa asantewaa) , we thank kojo,....
The maroons came from mostly modern day Ghana they are not the moors. The moors were Berbers, mixed berber and black african and Fulani. The question I would ask is how did they get the names maroon was it given to them or did they call themselves it. If it was given to them the Europeans must of made a connection to their fierceness that was a habit among Muslim Africans who were part of the population of the moors.
Carlton Mcintosh maroons was word used by the Spanish when talking about runaway farm animals and started calling the run away slaves maroons thats how they got the names
cbenji07 yes my great grandmother said they were a mix of Amerindian and african but we have to re-examine african because there were coarse haired cooper colored amerindians here when Columbus arrived as well as the Mongolian type not all the black people were Africans and the Mongolian type Amerindian went extinct not the coarse haired ones Africans did come but the numbers that we were told ain’t adding up
If the term maroon means isolated, then the first maroons were the Taino, who escaped the Spanish encomienda, who must of been elders, women and children, the second wave, would of been the west Africans from the gold coast area who were Muslim converts, who went to seek refuge among them. which explains why the former British athlete Colin Jackson looks phenotypically different from the reggae artist Buju Banton. the maroons downfall was due to the British obtaining indigenous allies or scouts from North and mainland Central america, which in turn resulted in the treaty signing that lead to Paul Bogle's death, which by the way was praised by the likes of people such as Charles dickens and Charles Darwin's cousin, but in opposition it was frowned upon by the likes of Wilberforce who worked closely with Equiano. The success of the maroons was due to Jerk cooking, guerrilla warfare and having a good business arrangement with some sephardic Jews and pirates, who would offer ammunition. its important to note that Maroons were all over the Americas, in Florida they were called Black Seminoles, in mainland central america they were called the Garifuna and in North america they were labeled the "underground railroad" etc.. A good movie to watch is "Demolition man" lol, as it depicts a group of people who do not want to conform to society's forced ideals (Edgar Friendly & Crew). The Maroons legacy ranges from Rastafarianism to the Black Star Liner movement(Marcus Garvey),which had a profound effect on the Nation of Islam, as well as the Black Panther movement!
@Carbon 6 She just saying although the Maroons are culturally Africans, one can clearly see that a number of them are also ethnically connected to the indigenous Tainos. Which makes them more Jamaican than anybody else....
@Carbon 6 I just saw this clip now. If telling me it ain't so, then you need your eyesight to be looked at...A Jamaican Maroon has been recently elected as "Cacife" (Taino tribal chief) whilst attending a ceremony in Puerto Rico.
@Carbon 6 Did I say, they had to be full blooded Tainos to become Caciques? True there's hardly any full blood Tainos in the whole of the Caribbean. However, their genes are substantial in Dominican Republic and Puerto Rico with averages of 30%, St. Vicent/Dominica almost 20% (Carib-Arawak) and in Jamaica there have been individuals who had up to 7% of Native ancestry in their DNA results (that's hardly extinct). However, that reading could be misleading somehow as many Miskitos from Honduras/Nicaragua were brought over JA to hunt down runaways during the 1700s and stayed in the island.
"tu agyina" is akan for meeting. "Nyankopong" is Supreme God Kojo - the name of my father Kweku - my name All akan names The marrons are Ghanaian no doubt
I'm Jamaican and I feel so close to Ghanaians when I listen them. There's so much similarities its unbelievable! I really want to come to Africa one day so I can learn more.
Close to Cape Coast is Moore which I believe they call Maroon. Tu-agyina is complete Fanti (Akan) to take time within a meeting to consult and return to the meeting
@ seon it's true maroons are very black,my grandfather is a maroon his dad eas so dark thry called him danger don't know if over time tge blood got mixed,but seeing them and knowing them these people are some short dark skin people,very unique people hard workerd..
+michael byrd They are actually called Taino, and yes that is correct. My Jamaican grandmother Isolyn from Saint James Parish was part Taino through her maternal grandfather, a Maroon from St. Elizabeth, though I don't know if it was the famous Maroon village of Accompong.
Steve, May I suggest that you get in touch with the Wag Water Valley committee, Deven Pen, St Mary. They can put you in touch with the community. Thank you for your interest.
May the truth of African heavens descend upon us. Great to meet my family Maroons. We the Ashanti Kingdom & Empire will live to succeed the very rightful freedom of mankind. Yes we believe naturally in The Truth of The African God. Those evil & bad apples within human societies will turn round to witness a spiritual surprise in human dignity. Prosperity, to live or die, responsibility & respect for all human dignity belong to all race. The earth or the universe belong to all races. The Ashanti kingdom fought a 200 year war with those colonial regimes for human freedom. There are more historical case of study to be educated before anyone jump into conclusion. Africa where being robbed, raped, brutalised, dictated, they forced our kings to sign by force treaties & mandatory exiles. Today & right now, these same colonial so call masters are telling our Maroons, Jamaicans, African Americans that, they should blame their African kingdoms for the slave trade???????????????. Just to continue their evil agenda to separate us & even fight against each other. But the omnipotent almighty African God is alive to turn history in the making. All human race are important & equal. So God help me travel to visit my Maroon family ancestry to reunite & continue our truthful everlasting existence.
This is not making any sense to me, something is clearly not right here. How do slaves from Africa run away into mountainous land that they are not accustomed, yet are able to defeat europeans with weapons. Listen, it doesn't take a genius to see that something is not adding up. The only way the Maroons could of had the chance to beat the Europeans, that's if they were from that land and they knew the land already. It's sad because, I was hoping to learn something but I'm almost positive, the Maroons history has been tainted. Africa has over 600 fruits & vegetables that was imported from the Americas. Who was the so called copper colored people that were founded on the island of xaymaca by the Spaniards. What happened to those people and why would you import people from another land that completely doesn't know the land. If these so called indigenous people were so friendly that they befriended the Europeans, why not enslave those same people?? I want to see Maroon Chief that are recorded being shipped from Africa on slave ships. I want to know Tribal names, I want to see tribal ancestry that leads back to Africa. I don't want to hear that there is a African tribe that speaks the Maroon language, because west Indians were shipped to Africa to fight in African wars.
Greetings to the maroons one thing I can say do not give away to much information ispescaly to these people even if thay look like you believe me please go keep things secret if Nany an the other ancestors were here thay would have run these people with their cameras coming to find out what be do
Curtis Neilson No,all lies, there are more than enough proof that we were here more than 10,000 years ago before Columbus.There was never a set of people called Arawak red indian.
Haiti, Jamaica and the islands of the Caribbean is the Branch of David, a nation of the tribe of Judah. Haiti is properly Ahiti and means "God is with Us," just like Emmanuel. It is the daughter of Jerusalem and Zion. It is upon the mountains of Haiti, in the "isles of the sea," that God shall place New Jerusalem, and nations shall flow to it. RU-vid "Haiti, no, Ahiti," for evidence. The Lion (Haiti, Judah) roared in 1791 defeating Napoleon and France, Spain, England and Germany, and then liberated, with his brother Simon (Simeon Bolivar) Bolivia, Panama, Columbia, Ecuador and Peru. Salvation is of the (real) Jews! Haiti is the Branch. The first shall be last and the last, first. Hated Haiti, a city forsaken, whose land is encompassed by armies (the UN), is the last that shall be first. Haiti is the subject of Isaiah 60: her light has come. She shall be the light in a world engulfed by gross darkness. It is Yah's will. He has purposed it. Today in Haiti you have the Port-au-Prince, the Port of the Messiah, the Prince. You also have a mountain named Morne Sinai (Mount Sinai), and a fortress named the Citadelle (just like Zion is a fortress). Add cities named Jerusalem, Canaan, Millot (like Millo of the Bible), Jeremie, and suddenly Haiti can be seen as a recreation of the ancient lands. Haiti also considers today's events and the arriving Kingdom of Yah because she has along with Port of Prince, cities named Port of Libertie, Port of Peace, and Port of Salut (Salvation). Salvation is of the Jews - specifically the Branch of David called Ahiti (Haiti and the isles of the Caribbean).
As I understand it, captured slaves were given a choice: Fight the British along side the Maroons, or be returned back their slave owners. Fighting with the Maroons could mean their death fighting the British. Being returned to their slave masters would mean that they would be alive.
The Thoughts of Microdac But understanding the nature of slavery, runaway slaves were punished severely and maybe even slow painful death, the maroons knowing this still sent them back due to the treaty they signed.
sophiademure The 1738-9 Treaties stated that Maroons should return runaways, yes. But this doesn't mean that all Maroon settlements or Maroon individuals did so. You should bear in mind that many of the Maroons were once slaves. Reactions to slavery, British and runaways changed a lot through time. Some fought against the British, some helped them during the Tacky's Rebellion. If you want to know more about it Mavis C. Campbell wrote a wrote a great book on the history ofthe Maroons called The Maroons of Jamaica. Akwantu: the Journey is also a great film documentary from 2012.
As I understand it, In spite of the treaty, the slaves were given a choice: Fight the british which meant almost certain death or return to the relative safety of the Masters.
Smh these are the 1’s who selling out they ain’t no Maroons they are the Yenkunkun Pickibo Maroons is a European construct from time you see ah Anglican Church in there land they have been conquered mentally. They don’t have to live up to no treaty you all ain’t going by your Aboriginal name they are the Arawaks who they claiming extinct
the British people captured more of the ashanti people because 1. the British were strong even though the asantis were "protected" by the Dutch. 2. because the ashanti people were rebellious, had no respect for the white man. 3. BECAUSE OF THEIR GOLDEN STOOL. the Fanti people worshiped the white man. and so the ashanti hated them for that. and come to think of it. this is all bs. the white men came in with one agenda but played these people against each other. the Dutch pretended to protect the asantis from the fantis and the British. the British pretended to protect the fantis against the asantis and the Dutch. But behind closed doors they were really working together buying and capturing slaves from each tribe. it's sad
Arawak is the language that the Native " Taino " Peoples spoke that lived in Jamaica before, during and after Colonial times. I have traced my Taino Heritage to the North East of Jamaica. The Taino's lived with some of the Maroons in different camps across the island. The proof can be found in some Maroon traditions which are not African but Native Taino. Many Jamaicans have Taino traditions and don't realize it. The Taino's never died out. Our ancestors survived by also fleeing to the mountains. Research this for yourself. check out The United Confederation of Taino Peoples www.uctp.org/.
Taino Power I was always taught by my grandmother that Arawak and Taino are two different peoples. The Taino's were people of the north Caribbean, namely Puerto Rico, Haiti and Cuba and the Arawak's are more southern like Jamaica, Trinidad and the other smaller islands. Is that not true?
slimithy12 I was also taught that I was Arawak Jamaican. Until recently archeologists have concluded that the Arawak name was given to all the natives in the area that spoke the Arawakan language.Take a look at en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greater_Antilles The Carib natives were from the Lesser Antilles look at en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lesser_Antilles en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carib_Indians I hope this helps
slimithy12 So Trinidad would be located within the Lesser Antilles; Puerto Rico, Haiti, Cuba and Jamaica is located in the Greater Antilles. There could have been some Tainos in Trinidad as well some of the Lesser Antilles islands There were Taino Heroes that fought against the English and Spanish Occupation of the Caribbean with the Maroons. Look at: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Ta%C3%ADnos
