Deepening the Sierra Leone-Gullah Connection
Event Type
Panel Discussion
Location
EHFA 137
Start Date
5-3-2020 1:45 PM
End Date
5-3-2020 3:15 PM
Description
Panelists: Marcia Walker; Judith Strathearn; Ron Daise; Scott Gibbs; Veronica Gerald; Sara Daise; Leon Relaford; Antoinette Dunham; Raul Bradley; Fredanna McCormack-McGough; Victoria Smalls; Aunt Pearlie-Sue (special presentation - Chieftaincy); Gloria Jackson; Warren Relaford; Pat Mallett. Fambul Tik (FTT) is a cultural organization that coordinates heritage tours to Sierra Leone. FTT also leads tours to the SC Lowcountry and has been doing so since 2006. In December 2019, FTT led a community of Gullah-Geechees on a special historical study tour to Sierra Leone. Our guests include cultural activists and preservationists, academics, and performers. Sierra Leoneans and Gullahs have known about their special relationship for at least 30 years. There is abundant evidence that speaks to this relationship, and the information gathered by these researchers provide contemporary consensus of opinions. The research also introduces up to date information based upon revisits to past discoveries that have formed the foundation of what is called the Sierra Leone-Gullah Connection. A new cultural awakening among Gullahs is evident. Most participants on FTT heritage tours have contributed to this trend. FTT feels obliged to contribute to this in a meaningful way by organizing special visits designed to help deepen and broaden this connection in a profound way. FTT hopes that these activists and scholars will pass on their experiences beyond the IGGAD conferences and back into the communities where they work.
Recommended Citation
Domke-Damonte, Darla, "Deepening the Sierra Leone-Gullah Connection" (2020). International Gullah Geechee and African Diaspora Conference. 27.
https://digitalcommons.coastal.edu/iggad/2020/fullconference/27
Deepening the Sierra Leone-Gullah Connection
EHFA 137
Panelists: Marcia Walker; Judith Strathearn; Ron Daise; Scott Gibbs; Veronica Gerald; Sara Daise; Leon Relaford; Antoinette Dunham; Raul Bradley; Fredanna McCormack-McGough; Victoria Smalls; Aunt Pearlie-Sue (special presentation - Chieftaincy); Gloria Jackson; Warren Relaford; Pat Mallett. Fambul Tik (FTT) is a cultural organization that coordinates heritage tours to Sierra Leone. FTT also leads tours to the SC Lowcountry and has been doing so since 2006. In December 2019, FTT led a community of Gullah-Geechees on a special historical study tour to Sierra Leone. Our guests include cultural activists and preservationists, academics, and performers. Sierra Leoneans and Gullahs have known about their special relationship for at least 30 years. There is abundant evidence that speaks to this relationship, and the information gathered by these researchers provide contemporary consensus of opinions. The research also introduces up to date information based upon revisits to past discoveries that have formed the foundation of what is called the Sierra Leone-Gullah Connection. A new cultural awakening among Gullahs is evident. Most participants on FTT heritage tours have contributed to this trend. FTT feels obliged to contribute to this in a meaningful way by organizing special visits designed to help deepen and broaden this connection in a profound way. FTT hopes that these activists and scholars will pass on their experiences beyond the IGGAD conferences and back into the communities where they work.
Comments
Moderator: Amadu Massally, Fambul Tik