{"id":1951,"date":"2022-05-04T14:49:27","date_gmt":"2022-05-04T14:49:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/clone.createcaribbean.org\/?page_id=1951"},"modified":"2022-06-01T16:15:43","modified_gmt":"2022-06-01T16:15:43","slug":"maroon-country","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/clone.createcaribbean.org\/?page_id=1951","title":{"rendered":"Maroon Country"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"1951\" class=\"elementor elementor-1951\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-496d183a elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"496d183a\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-73a52f2e\" data-id=\"73a52f2e\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2ba58c08 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2ba58c08\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.20.0 - 29-02-2024 *\/\n.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-stacked .elementor-drop-cap{background-color:#69727d;color:#fff}.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-framed .elementor-drop-cap{color:#69727d;border:3px solid;background-color:transparent}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap{margin-top:8px}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap-letter{width:1em;height:1em}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap{float:left;text-align:center;line-height:1;font-size:50px}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap-letter{display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t<!-- wp:gallery {\"linkTo\":\"none\",\"align\":\"wide\",\"extUtilities\":[]} -->\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery alignwide has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped\"><!-- wp:image {\"id\":157,\"sizeSlug\":\"large\",\"linkDestination\":\"custom\"} -->\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/marooncountry.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"767\" height=\"1024\" class=\"wp-image-157\" src=\"http:\/\/clone.createcaribbean.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/IMG_1309_Fotor-767x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/clone.createcaribbean.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/IMG_1309_Fotor-767x1024.jpg 767w, https:\/\/clone.createcaribbean.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/IMG_1309_Fotor-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/clone.createcaribbean.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/IMG_1309_Fotor.jpg 1023w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 767px) 100vw, 767px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<!-- \/wp:image --><\/figure>\n<!-- \/wp:gallery -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><a style=\"color: #00102e;\" title=\"Maroon Country\" href=\"http:\/\/marooncountry.org\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Maroon Country<\/a> is a multimedia educational resource focused on the history of maroons, the independent and resistant black communities of the slavery-era Caribbean. The resource will focus on maroon history and culture in Dominica and the Eastern Caribbean, including the French West Indies. The web resource will include manuscripts and archival material for scholars\u2019 further research, exhibits and analysis for use by teachers and students of high school and college. The site, built on the Omeka platform, will also include for younger audiences a game app featuring historically accurate maroon characters, events and artifacts, and a children\u2019s short story for web, e-book and print formats.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Maroon Country is an awareness project aimed at emphasizing the lasting impact of these influential figures and communities on Caribbean post-Emancipation and postcolonial life. The maroons\u2019 presence in Dominican history is dynamic and enduring, with evidence of the maroon life still present in Dominica\u2019s physical and social landscape. The restoration of a Neg Mawon statue in the capital Roseau and the recent successful publication of <em>Negre Mawon: The Fighting Maroons of Dominica<\/em> (2014) by Dominican historian <a style=\"color: #00102e;\" title=\"Lennox Honychurch\" href=\"http:\/\/lennoxhonychurch.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Dr Lennox Honychurch<\/a> have reignited national interest in these histories, particularly following the 200<sup>th<\/sup> anniversary of the War of 1814, when Chief Jacko the maroon was executed. Partnering with the community organization July 12<sup>th<\/sup> Movement, Create Caribbean aims to generate and sustain dialogue in educational contexts about this significant history.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-9f94c0e elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"9f94c0e\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-cc45e4c\" data-id=\"cc45e4c\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8545212 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8545212\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>To learn more about the SPAT Memory project visit <a style=\"color: #00102e;\" href=\"https:\/\/marooncountry.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">https:\/\/marooncountry.org\/<\/a> or click the arrow:<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-7697057\" data-id=\"7697057\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-985b695 elementor-view-framed elementor-shape-square elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon\" data-id=\"985b695\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-icon\" href=\"https:\/\/marooncountry.org\/\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-arrow-right\" viewBox=\"0 0 448 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M190.5 66.9l22.2-22.2c9.4-9.4 24.6-9.4 33.9 0L441 239c9.4 9.4 9.4 24.6 0 33.9L246.6 467.3c-9.4 9.4-24.6 9.4-33.9 0l-22.2-22.2c-9.5-9.5-9.3-25 .4-34.3L311.4 296H24c-13.3 0-24-10.7-24-24v-32c0-13.3 10.7-24 24-24h287.4L190.9 101.2c-9.8-9.3-10-24.8-.4-34.3z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Maroon Country is a multimedia educational resource focused on the history of maroons, the independent and resistant black communities of the slavery-era Caribbean. 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