“The next level of Maroon-age is not only do you win, but you get your adversaries to put it in writing through a treaty that you have won your freedom.”

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Phil Fixico (fill fix-eh-koh)

Founder Semiroon Historical Society

IMAGE SOURCE: Jeremy Jacob Peretz. “Transnational Maroon Organizing: Honoring Maroon Day and Maroons, in Suriname and Beyond.” Ufahamu: A Journal of African Studies. 2016. | TEXT SOURCE: Interview with Ryan Morini. Samuel Proctor Oral History Progra… — IMAGE SOURCE: Jeremy Jacob Peretz. “Transnational Maroon Organizing: Honoring Maroon Day and Maroons, in Suriname and Beyond.” Ufahamu: A Journal of African Studies. 2016. | TEXT SOURCE: Interview with Ryan Morini. Samuel Proctor Oral History Program. University of Florida. 6 June 2012.

QUOTE CONTEXT: “The North American Maroons, which most people don’t even know about—the Seminole Maroons…they escaped slavery, they crossed the border, they made alliance with the people, they turned and fought their enemy and they won.”

QUOTE QUESTION: Who fought to ensure that your People live in freedom?

IMAGE CONTEXT: Taken on a visit to the autonomous maroon community of Diitabiki, Suriname.

IMAGE QUESTION: What place do you stand to mark the freedom of your People?

MEDIA LITERACY CONTEXT: The quote and photo are from academic papers.

MEDIA LITERACY QUESTION: Who helps you to decide which academic institutions can best help support the stories of your People?

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“For generations, we have been a forgotten tribe of people. Now we are no longer a forgotten people. Now everyone is learning about who we are. That's a blessing.”

“The next level of Maroon-age is not only do you win, but you get your adversaries to put it in writing through a treaty that you have won your freedom.”

Phil Fixico (fill fix-eh-koh)

“For generations, we have been a forgotten tribe of people. Now we are no longer a forgotten people. Now everyone is learning about who we are. That's a blessing.”

“The old people…would cook a little something and make sure that the neighbor or one of their cousins or somebody had some too.”