A Teacher's Guide to Folklife Resources

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Creativity and Resistance: Maroon Cultures in the Americas
by Dr. Diana Baird N'Diaye, Dr. Thomas Polime, and Dr. Ken Bilby; Maroon Community Advisors: Mr. Adiante Franzoon, Suriname, Mr. William Warrior, Seminoles, and Colonel C.L.G. Harris, Jamaica; Dr. Shirley Mock, UT Institute of Texan Cultures at San Antonio;

Subjects: Caribbean Culture; History; Geography; Latin American Culture; Slavery; Beliefs and Spirituality;
Locations: Caribbean; Latin America; Mexico; Jamaica; Suriname; French Guiana;

http://www.folklife.si.edu/resources/maroon/presentation.htm

Online exhibition treats the history and culture of Maroon communities in Suriname, French Guiana, and Jamaica, and also the Seminole Maroon communities along the U.S.-Mexico border. It includes a teacher's guide. The exhibition Creativity and Resistance was organized by the Smithsonian Institution Traveling Exhibition Service (SITES) in collaboration with the Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage.

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Smithsonian Institution Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage
Washington, DC