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		<title>Funeral of paramount chief Gazon Matodja to be held in March</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 25 Jan 2012 16:35:18 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Source: De Ware Tijd The funeral of paramount chief Gazon Matodja of the Ndyuka nation will take place somewhere in the first week of March. An exact date has not yet been chosen. Maroon dignitaries are currently in the village of Drietabbetje, the chief&#8217;s residency, to prepare for the ceremonies. A funeral date will be [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=abengcentral.wordpress.com&amp;blog=4309087&amp;post=2517&amp;subd=abengcentral&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>An interview with Colonel Frank Lumsden and Dr. Frances Botkin</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 24 Jan 2012 23:41:32 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The annual International Maroon Conference and Convention at Charles Town in Jamaica is  becoming an important venue  for highlighting Maroon culture in the Caribbean, Mexico, South America, and Canada. Every year since 2009, the event has brought together Maroons, indigenous peoples, and academics from all over the world for a three day celebration. Known for [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=abengcentral.wordpress.com&amp;blog=4309087&amp;post=2493&amp;subd=abengcentral&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Jamaica&#8217;s Maroon Day: Accompong remembers the treaty of 1738</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 11 Jan 2012 17:45:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>AFK</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Once again, the Maroons of Western Jamaica have celebrated the annual Accompong Maroon Festival with much gusto. The event was held over the course of the past weekend, starting on Friday January 6th &#8211; the birthday of Captain Cudjoe, who in 1738, on behalf of the Leeward Maroons, signed the first peace contract between Maroon [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=abengcentral.wordpress.com&amp;blog=4309087&amp;post=2452&amp;subd=abengcentral&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Maroons head to the silver screen</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 21 Dec 2011 20:10:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>AFK</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Source: Curtis Campbell, Gleaner Writer In a celebration befitting the festive season, Hollywood-based Jamaican stuntman Roy T. Anderson gave the media a taste of history with an Afrocentric preview of his soon-to-be released film, Akwantu, which tells the story of the Jamaican Maroons. The environment for the launch last Friday was set with the sound [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=abengcentral.wordpress.com&amp;blog=4309087&amp;post=2442&amp;subd=abengcentral&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Maroons in the Netherlands commemorate Gazon Matodja</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 19 Dec 2011 23:59:56 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Suriname Maroons in the Netherlands came together in the city of Utrecht on Saturday December 17th  to commemorate paramount chief Gazon Matodja of the Suriname Ndyuka nation. Gazon Matodja died on December 1st of this year after suffering a stroke. The memorial, organized by the traditional Maroon authorities for the Netherlands, attracted around two hundred [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=abengcentral.wordpress.com&amp;blog=4309087&amp;post=2437&amp;subd=abengcentral&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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