Unnamed Saamaka woman
IMAGE SOURCE: “A Topper in Suriname’s Rainforest.” Notes on Slow Travel. 13 Jul. 2013. | TEXT SOURCE: Marieke Heemsker, Anastasia Norton & Lisa DeDehn. “Does Public Welfare Crowd Out Social Safety Nets?” World Development. Vol 32 #6. 2004.
QUOTE CONTEXT: “Maroons rely on immediate kin, the extended family and the larger community to mitigate subsistence risks…If you cannot go to your land a sister will give you leafy greens from her field.”
QUOTE QUESTION: How is community care expressed among your People?
IMAGE CONTEXT: “Cooked bananas, sweet potatoes, cassava (are) the Maroon staple food. A local dish was one of the earliest dishes the Maroons lived on: a soup made with soup balls of grated bananas.”
IMAGE QUESTION: Who grinds the grain for your bread”
MEDIA LITERACY CONTEXT: The quote is from an academic paper published in the UK. The photo is from a Dutch travel blog.
MEDIA LITERACY QUESTION: How do you feel about visitors reporting on your People on the web?
LEARN ABOUT AND SUPPORT THE SAAMAKA: https://www.forestpeoples.org
DOWNLOAD THE SAAMAKA MAROONS SLIDE DECK FOR EDUCATIONAL PURPOSES: