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After 83 years of armed warfare, the Leeward Maroons, led by Captain Kojo, and the British entered into the Peace Treaty of 1739. The Windward Maroons signed the Land Grant of 1740, after which Queen Nanni founded New Nanni Town in 1740. It is believed that she died in the 1750s, and in 1976 she was named a National Hero of Jamaica.
Suriname ( / ˈsʊərɪnæm, - nɑːm / ⓘ SOOR-ih-NAM, -NAHM, Dutch: [syːriˈnaːmə] ⓘ ), officially the Republic of Suriname ( Dutch: Republiek Suriname [reːpyˌblik ˌsyːriˈnaːmə] ), is a country in northern South America, sometimes considered part of the Caribbean and the West Indies. Situated slightly north of the equator ...
Oct 3, 2016 · Recent research has revealed that Maroon women in Suriname and French Guiana cultivate one type of black or African rice (Oryza glaberrima Steud.), which has a genetic origin in Ivory Coast. 17 ...
May 13, 2024 · Maroons played an important role in the histories of Brazil, Suriname, Puerto Rico, Haiti, Dominican Republic, Cuba, and Jamaica. There is much variety among maroon cultural groups because of differences in history, geography, African nationality, and the culture of indigenous people throughout the Western Hemisphere .
Mar 31, 2023 · Rice is a keystone crop in all Maroon communities in Suriname and French Guyana today and they cultivate hundreds of traditional varieties. Historically, rice can be considered an indicator crop for successful marronnage in the Guianas. Unraveling local variety names can reveal the history, farming systems, spiritual significance and probably the diversity of rice in Maroon communities. We ...
By about 1720, a strong group of maroons developed among the culturally Africanized group of three villages known as Nanny Town, under the spiritual leadership of a black woman called Nanny.Queen Nanny, also known as Granny Nanny, is the only female listed among Jamaica’s national heroes. She has been made immortal in songs and legends.
Sep 24, 2019 · Maroon communities in Suriname. In the mid-1600s, British, and then Dutch, colonists imported African slaves to work the sugar plantations. Conditions were brutal, and many slaves escaped into the jungle. (The term “maroon,” used throughout the New World, is said to come from cimarrón, a Spanish term for runaway slaves.)
