From the Black African Holocaust (Maafa) to the United Nations: Routes, Roots, and Fruits: Maroon Women’s Journey to the 18th United Nations, Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues (UNPFII) April 22- 25th 2019

Authors

Gaama G. Simms, Maroon Indigenous Women CircleFollow

Abstract

On April 22-25^th, 2019 Maroon Women Chambers of Cooperation representatives from three respective nation-states namely, Suriname, Jamaica and Trinidad & Tobago attended the 18^th Session of the U.N. Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues (UNPFII) at the United Nations Headquarters in New York. The theme for the forum was “Traditional Knowledge: Generational Transmission and Protection.” This essay explores the goals of that journey, its connection to other Maroon efforts to build Maroon unity in the Western Hemisphere and to establish ourselves as a Peoples, Indigenous and Tribal in the U.N. nomenclature to harness our international human rights.

Author Biography

Gaama Gloria “MaMa G” Simms, Paramount Queen of the Maroons, Jamaica, is Founder & Director of Maroon Indigenous Women Circle Maroon Indigenous Woman Circle Charles Town, Buff Bay P.O. Portland Jamaica Email: miwc18@gmail.com. Tel: 1 876 895 7832.

Recommended Citation

Simms, Gaama G. (2020) "From the Black African Holocaust (Maafa) to the United Nations: Routes, Roots, and Fruits: Maroon Women’s Journey to the 18th United Nations, Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues (UNPFII) April 22- 25th 2019," Journal of International Women's Studies: Vol. 21: Iss. 6, Article 30.
Available at: https://vc.bridgew.edu/jiws/vol21/iss6/30