A Story About the Garifuna Documentary
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- Опубликовано: 1 мар 2013
- A rich Central American culture is fast disappearing in the wake of immigration and integration. This film chronicles the challenges and struggles of the Garifuna people to preserve their identity. The story serves as a microcosmic example of the loss of time-honored customs in a world that is increasingly becoming one homogenous international culture.
Full transcripts of interviews from the film: benpetersen.net/garifuna-resea...
A Ben Petersen Film
A Brigham Young University Communications Department Production
Produced, directed, and edited by Ben Petersen
Additional footage provided by: Jared Johnson, Dale Green and Jorge Zuniga.
Funding Provided by the BYU Office of Research and Creative Activities, BYU Communications Department and the B&A Trust Fund.
Music by Michael Bahnmiller. "Ba-ba" by Aziatic.
Thank you to the many people who made this film a success. 
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Congratulations to the Garifuna people for preserving their heritage.
I agree..
I’m not garifuna but I’m from Roatan Honduras 🇭🇳 we are all one people
Lance Findlay. Yes you are garifuna brother
Lance Findlay I’m from honduras
If that's you in the picture you definitely are
Alpha Male 77 not really. There are other afro-latinos in Honduras that’s aren’t
Garifuna.
Just because we are dark skin doesn't mean we are Garifuna, at least that's what I was told by my grandparents who also explain doesn't mean we are better in any way just that we were slaves to the British that's why they call us Negros Ingleses (Correct me if I'm wrong please), I really love Garifuna culture and I want to learn the language.
You are a beautiful people, culture, and music. Being Hawaiian from Hawaii I can very much relate. After the US overthrow of our monarchy, it was against the law to even speak our language in public. So the language stopped with my grandmother after her father died. Our Polynesian ancestors such as Maori from New Zealand fight the sane fight as a people. To keep their culture alive. What we have done as Polynesians is open Charter Schools that teach the language, culture, music, customs, and dance. Trust me for generations people have worked against our efforts to do just that. All it takes is one school, build it and they will come. You have many people in existence. There are only about 8,000 pure hawaiians left. We lost many Hawaiians when the white man founded our islands. Disease wiped us nearly out. The white men raped our woman and the men fought against being taken as slaves. They would have rather died then be taken away from their homeland. This is the history they dont want to teach you in the US. Many of us are mixed but we fight to keep our culture alive. We have had to adapt to the new world as we know it. But our love, honor, and respect to our elders keeps us alive. Be blessed and stay grounded in who you are. Because no one can take that from you. Even if you dont speak your language. Listen to your music. That will speak to your soul. Aloha.
Finally someone who understands. I can so relate with my sister from the Pacific Ocean. No one can take what belongs to you. I was born in Honduras currently in NJ but I have always felt like Honduras Belize Saint Vincent and all the island on the Caribbean Sea belong to me Thank you.
I love this comment... Thanks for the insight ❤
Deveras
Beautiful insight 👌
What about the Afrio- Polynesians do they also take language classes. Also a lot of Hawaiian ( not you ) deny African Ancestry... But live in brown indigenous skin.
We are from st Vincent originally. That's a fact that wasn't mentioned in this documentary. We are a mix between African (some say Mali) and the native Caribbean people that lives in st Vincent. Some say the original Africans were from mansa Musa kingdom. This documentary doesn't mention nothing about st Vincent (where we originated from) so this doesn't tell the entire story
This was an amazing mini documentary of my culture, my people. As a Garifuna I am trying to hold on to my traditions.
also don't have indigenous names. In the colony age was forbiden any no christian (european) name.
The black just recived the name of they slavery farmer
so beautiful
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Are you crazy??? we aren't african and we've never had african names
Yudah El dedu what problem u have with African or Africa..
Karla Sacaza Your culture is beautiful, more black people should learn about the Garfuna because those groups of Africans didn't come as slaves which is a very important narrative for us to learn. And predates Christopher Columbus. This must make us rethink this watered down version of history that is thought in primary schools. One love sis.
Please don't make your culture become extinct it's very important for all the black people in the Diaspora.
I'm born in Panama and I'm black and I would love to learn about your culture more
I'm Puerto Rican and I want to learn about the Garifuna culture as well.
Yes! Never lose your language! Never lose your culture!
I'm from st.Vincent and I'm proud of my heritage but we're in need of serious help there with learning the language and the culture
The Architect why wouldn’t they be ?
Not the culture more so the language
I agree... Im from la ceiba and my background is also garifuna. I have family who I ask about it just like i do about my tuleipanes indian culture and sadly theres no resource to connect to either.
@@bambam5265 what u mean not the culture? That shit is lost too. Only fragments of it remains
@@darielalopez4673 that's what's happens with colonization.. i would literally have Garifuna folks speak to me in the language because I'm from St. Vincent and have Garifuna ancestry
It's awesome to hear that the film impacted you like that. As I was working on this project, I had many days where I had no idea if anyone would ever get the opportunity to see what I was making. I'm grateful that so many people have been able to see it.
@@_blah I served as a missionary for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in New Orleans. I had the wonderful privilege of meeting many Garifuna there and their culture was intriguing.
Thank you for this !! I’ve learned so much. 😊
Thank you for this!🙏🏾
Thanks from England, my parent from St Vincent
As a Jamaican I know the dance the couple was doing because I saw my grandparents and other adults doing it in Jamaica
These are just some of the things our ancestors passed on and it is so evident in this video
We are so much alike no matter the language
I cannot explain it but I feel so proud right now
One Love!!
Aba isieni = One Love ❤️
Yes, we are all Hebrews. we are being restored and reconnected by Yah globally. There is an awakening taken plus among our people. I came across this video while researching the Hebrews(tribes of Israel)
That jealous Semitic ethno-tribal, genocidal and chauvinistic god ain't got nothing note to do with our original polytheistic Indigenous and African culture.
This is my culture.I am A direct Garifuna from St.Vincent
I'm Haitian and I love this documentary. Big up to Garifuna culture. I have a beautiful friend name Emily who is from Belize and of that culture. ❤
No soy Negro, no soy Garífuna mas Fui Educado y Criado por una mujer negra,una mujer Garifuna. La cual amo con todo mi ser.
Y cuando me piden que comparta de mi cultura Guatemalteca. La Etnia Garifuna es lo primero comparto , porque desde niño fui alimentado de esta hermosa y deliciosa cultura."Garinagu Forever"
Garifuna aren’t black either they’re garifuna nobody’s black that’s no nationality but I get it
@@_estecate_ ummm ok! Whatever rocks your boat. Lol🤣🤣
Beautyful Comment, From GUATEMALA.
Fourty years ago, I went to Roatan. I have never been treated so much like family... I was not to stay. It is still the place that I talk of, as the best place in the world to live. Today, i started looking at travel plans, what a surprise. those people move us out where ever. I rented a house from "Aunt" Serena Woods, people treated me as family everywhere. Half Moon was so different, and the Rum Lady, in th mangroves. Finding this video, and others like it, let me know that the love still lives..
Thank You Roatan, and the Garifuna people..
First time learning about the garifuna culture and im from cuba and I have to say that I love the fact that the culture still rich and i hope the best for all, like cuba and the Caribbean the history is beautiful, saludos a todos!.
Guanabacoacoa Siemprw
The Garifuna are descendants of the amerindians(Awawaks & caribs) latin Caribbean countries called them taino...
EnerGy Jack I don’t think this is correct... 🤔 Garifuna are descendants of Africans &Arawaks. They were called “ black-Carib” when originally discovered in St-Vincent. The Tainos are a different tribe who were displaced by the Arawaks in St-Vincent. Here’s a link: en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Garifuna
I have family in guanabacoa!!
Best documentary on RUclips!!!! Thank you so much for giving me something to share with my kids. I was born in raise in Brooklyn New York but I'm 100% GARIFUNA! As a matter of fact I didn't learn to speak English until my mom and dad sent me to school! They figured I'm in America surrounded by English so they didn't have to teach me that. But we only spoke Garifuna at home. I thank them everyday for that! Aba Isieni (One Love)
I need to connect with my Garifuna family
:)
I am here to learn about your people.
I am Puerto Rican🇵🇷
Thank You for the history lesson. My father was Garifuna. I never knew the history of how Garifuna ended up in Belize. Short and sweet but I learned so much!!!
Yasss this I beautiful. I was born in Chicago but my people are from 🇧🇿 Belize and id like to learn the Garifuna language
My wife is from Honduras but her background is Garifuna so this is really interesting to me.
This is absolutely beautiful. I'm so proud to be a Garifuna. Great job guys.
Proud of my country! Arriba HONDURAS! Y viva Los garifunas! I love this documentary❤️🇭🇳
Thanks for your kind words. I am glad to hear the film resonates within the Garifuna community.
I have learned a lot from this video, knowing that St Vincent is really the home land of this great culture, Big up love it
Love my people. Love this so much. Proud Garifuna forever!!!❤❤🇭🇳
I love my culture ! Honduran all day ! Garinago ! 💕💯🙌
Proud garifuna 🇻🇨
🇻🇨🇻🇨🇻🇨
Hang on to your culture. Don't ever let it disappear. Saludos desde Puerto Rico.
It is a wonderful thing to see the effort the Garifuna are placing in preserving their Culture, language, and traditions. That is what makes the people and makes them part of the beautiful pattern that is the fabric of Society as a whole! Blessings to them all!
This is deeply eye opening and inspiring. I am part Antiguan and part Jamaican and this documentary leads me to believe that in both those island there are sub groups other than the maroons in Jamaica that need to be discovered and celebrated.
Thank you so much for this post.
I love what you did. I am from Canada but Hondurian and love their culture ❤️
This is beautiful! Thank you for creating this beautiful documentary. Long live the Garifuna people culture and language!
Thank you so much. Our story is finally being heard & taught to the world.
Garifuna Wagiya (Garifuna We are), Aba Isieni (One Love)
This is a very powerful documentary about our Garifuna people and our culture. Our history is amazing! A lot of what was said touched me deeply. Most of our people are trilingual while maintaining the Garifuna language. #backtomyroots
Thank you so much for this video! This was very informative and moving. A true gem.
This made my day. I'm glad you enjoyed it and I'm very pleased that the video helped you remember your culture. All the best.
Jerry! Good to hear from you. I still appreciate your encouragement near the beginning of the project. I am grateful for people like you that were excited about the film and told me to keep going. I'm no longer in DC; I'm back in Utah.
Finally the best garifuna documentary ever hope for more people to watch this because u got a lot of people that don't no about there original culture for years I've been brain wash not knowing anything about this beautiful history and culture this is a wake up call to all my garifuna people that's born and living in the USA
It's sad cause other Caribbean islands don't acknowledge them as us in St. Vincent do
My mother's family is Garifuna. To be quite frank, it is all I love! Punta para siempre 🇭🇳
This is absolutely amazing! You guys have done an excellent job with this documentary. Thank you for helping/creating this video! I am a proud and a satisfied Garifuna. I loved the introduction!
Great work @ benpetersen101. Thank you for taking time out of your life to make a documentary about my culture. Aban Isieni Numada!!! (One Love My Friend)
As an American born woman, I wish I had a connection or tribe or people that u could go back to. I’m very envious of the Garifuna people and Culture. What a blessing to be able to go back to your roots. Great documentary. 😊
We share ancestry. If your black these are your people too. We all come from Africa. We just got off on a different stop
Thanks for sharing this!
Beautifully done, thank you for sharing, love from Belize
Wow! What a great documentary! Great work.
Loved the documentary. Stumbled across this. The video made me tear up . I didn’t know my grandparents was in this video, especially since my grandmother passed away a couple years ago. Thank pleasantly surprised 🥰
Watching them play marbles took me back to my youth in Trinidad. I went to Hopkins Belize in March and I never experienced a more mellow place. The dogs were so chill. I loved visiting with the Garifuna People and learning their culture💯💛 . As an child of the African Diaspora it was amazing to met our Brothers and Sisters.
This documentary was very informative and I am Glad that Ben Peterson took the time to put our story out there as well as taking the time to properly annunciate The Garifuna Tribe's name. Although Jorge W. Zuniga got credits for his footages in this documentary I also want to send him as well as Corner The Market Media and everyone involved in this film a shout out for taking part in this Phenomenal project.
My people ✊🏾 so proud
Simply fantastic! I cant believe I had not watched this gem, thanks for sending it my way Ben! Much love from this catracho to you brother.
I'm so glad you enjoyed it, Ernesto. Thank you. Your pais has been super good to me. If I ever make it down again, I'll hit you up!
Ty so much for this video 🙏🏾🥺😭🙏🏾
A brother from Sénégal 🇸🇳 just love everything about you people. I'll get my self there to meet the garifuna some day. 🙌🏿
i love this! i just found out about the Garifuna thru a subscriber of mine who watches us all the way in Belize. So fascinating.
Thank you for this documentary
This was an awesome documentary on our Garifuna culture!
Great piece. Thank you.
I enjoyed every bit of this documentary
Bumped into this article on Facebook, one of the guys in this video passed a few days ago. R.I.P Ñeko
Thanks for sharing.
Great Job, to all who contributed to this informative video. I found this video- browsing for Garifuna info for my ESL class. So glad I found this video, Since I was raised in N.O. and have spent every summer vacation in Honduras it was nice to see the visual for these places. I now live in NY and can relate to how life is here too. I remember how I was reminded as a child, as a teenager, as a young adult and as a wife and as a mother that "I'm a Garifuna". Thank you, God's blessings!
Very insightful! Thank you
Prospect ave in the bronx and linden blvd in brooklyn on weekends.. Is our gathering... Itz good to see family enlightening the masses.
I feel that sometimes white people don't really realize that just how when they're white they have diversity... British, German, Irish, etc. The Asian and Black cultures are the same and the Indians as well.
Grecy -_- omg
thank you
So correct. Very Good.
they are also diverse... the whites... idiot girl... read dna
that festival is in the bx prospect park it's so much fun i go every year
Thank you Ben
Great Great Great Documentary!
Exelente video!
The Garifunas have the best food, music and they're so friendly. I'm Honduran, not Garifuna, but love our Garifuna people.
It's funny, while an interesting cross-section of people (Garifuna and Non-Garifuna) were interviewed for this short documentary, I am reminded that this just the tip of the iceberg. There truly is much, much more to explore. That feeling is evoked with every documentary that I see on the subject of the Garifuna ethnic group. The scope and breadth of the Garifuna experience is broad. It'll be interesting to see if future efforts are as wide-ranging as this.
Teofilo Colon Jr.
Being Garifuna
They didn't arrive by slave ship wreck, in Africa we know about our people who left the continent on boats long before civilization got to Europe. We were taught that some sailed the oceans and came back home and some did not. For this reason black indigenous people are found in Asia, the South Pacific and even in South America but just like the African proverb says: Until the lion becomes a historian, the hunter will keep on being portrayed as the hero... awesome job on the documentary :)
They say Africans never could build a sea worthy vessel but that's bull according to recent anthropologist and how did these Africans get here 60k yrs ago ruclips.net/video/prRqFXPHVEM/видео.html
While doing research for my book I came across this video. Happy to have learned about the Garifuna people and their rich culture.
Very cool. What is your book about?
Thanks Ben,
beautiful Documentary of the Garifuna Culture as an Honduran living in Miami im now learning a lot,Gracias
Rest In Peace to "Ñeco", who was murdered in Honduras last night / this morning when he was shot in the head. I do not have any other information on this matter at this time. Ñeco appears at the 5:14 mark of the video. ruclips.net/video/hXb2p2WgHxI/видео.htmlm15s
+BeingGarifuna Wow. That makes me sad. Thanks for posting, Teofilo. Of all the interviews we did for this documentary, Ñeco's was the most impactful to me personally as a filmmaker. He was full of life, passion and youth. RIP. 'Til we meet again...
Aye, Ben Petersen Ñeco's murder is a sad thing to hear about. I heard about it and was able to confirm it via posts (Status Updates, photos, videos, etc) by family / friends / colleagues of Ñeco via Facebook over the last couple of hours. Perhaps word will leak out about what took place with Ñeco and why.
kissy Hernandez Seremein luagu abürüdatibu ("Thanks for writing" in the Garifuna Language) +kissy Hernandez . Aye, I'm sure a lot of Garifuna youths can relate to Drip Ñeco's story. I didn't know him and didn't have the pleasure of meeting him. I also hadn't heard of the details you include regarding the person who shot Drip Ñeco. Was the shooter caught, Kissy Hernandez?
Sorry to read that the shooter hasn't been caught as of yet, kissy Hernandez . Seremein for sharing your perspective on Drip Ñeco / Drip Ñeko. It helps to hear from those who knew him as each story / posting / comment helps get people to understand who he was as a young Garifuna man. As I wrote on the Being Garifuna Facebook page, I didn't know Drip Ñeco / Drip Ñeko or ever get the chance to meet him but I wish his life wasn't cut short.
Good Documentary. But it's important to note that however we ended up on this side of the Atlantic, as Gullah, Kreyol, Maroon, Quilombos, Jamaican,Garifuna, we are still an African People. Yes, All African Groups became infused with Indian, Portuguese, and other cultures. The predominate trait in the Garifuna is African. Appearance is clearly the major factor. Also look at the drumming as another example. Whites are still European after migrating, and becoming American, Canadian, Australian, South African, Arcadian, Cajun, Appalachian, etc. Denial exists with all groups of Black People. Ex. I'm not Black/African, I'm Dominican; I'm Puerto Rican; I got Indian Ancestry; you should not confuse us with that African-American terminology; Grandpa was Irish; Great Mother was Italian; even though you can be very Black. This is the case in Africa. I'm not African, I'm Nigerian, I'm Ethiopian, I'm Arabic, I'm Muslim, and so on, and so on. The young Garifunas must keep this culture intact. Failure to connect internationally/globally with Africa will put the Garifuna culture in jeopardy. Stop the denial. Just because you weren't taught something by age 5, new information should not be disregarded.
Would be nice to see genetic testings of my Garifuna cousins!
My students turned me on to this. Sparked my curiosity. Beautiful culture.
AWESOME VIDEOOOOOOOOOOO
Fantastic documentary
An African diaspora group that speaks a Native American language.
@Gualean Creek Lodging Co LLC facts!
@Gualean Creek Lodging Co LLC They are over 70% African by DNA. What are you talking about?
@@rulisa1131 he's saying they came from Africa long time ago before slavery
Original people
Gualean Creek Lodging Co LLC Thanks for that, so the language is not African in anyway? But the music a dance is 100% African.. So they came from Africa.. I am not convinced this language is purely from the Americas. Why would they give up their African tongue..
MrSivram28 People came to Caribbean in different period, if they are from the exploration sent out by the Mali king, it’s doesn’t mean they not also from wave of escape slaves that join them from other islands..
I love watching the documentary
Wonderful! I hope we can have a reunion with the island Caribs of Dominica. What a get 2gether that would be!
Thanks for the beautiful video nice work for a 11,000 years cultural, please continue the research God bless
God bless Garifuna people. I herd about them about 10 years ago, since one of them married one of my sisters. Since that, I have them in my heart, so their culture and beautiful enjoyable sacred music. They have a beautiful interesting history. Please; Garifuna people, put deep in your heart to keep and defend for ever, your culture. And be proud.of your language and talk Garifuna where ever you live and go. I sing your sacred music and fill my heart. PR want to know more of you and I want to learn your language. The lov and the peace of the Almighty God be with you! My love from PR.
Thank you for showing this side of my country 🇭🇳⭐️💙
I met some of them when me and my family went to my cousin's wedding in the northern coast of Honduras.
Man this bring back some memories coming up in Belize. Hoodut all day
A huge misconception is that the Garinagu came from Saint Vincent but that’s what the whites told others because if they came from Saint Vincent and by default they were Runaway slaves, my great great grandmom is from north Brazil and she told my gran mom she came from Saint Vincent but that’s her ancestors came from Africa way before the British arrived
What???
The young man with red and black beads was my elementary school classmate and last I’ve heard he passed away. Now the lady @14:40 said “I was running away from the camera and I’m still being followed”😂😂
What did he die of?
@@faithekalombo8139violence in Honduras
I miss going to Tela and Puerto Cortez in Honduras and seeing my Garífuna people 🇭🇳
Hi Ibemeni. I'm glad to hear you enjoyed it! I'm not planning on any sort of DVD distribution, but I will leave this video online until the end of time :) I would also be happy to dropbox you the file if you're interested in having a digital version of the film. PM me your email address and I will share it with you.
very interesting documentary, i have a few garifuna friends.
Their food is like Caribbean food.....thanks for this...same games we played in the Caribbean --marbles :) ...I want to learn more
This is amazing and very dope just a little bit ago I didn’t even know I have half of this culture in my dna and now I’m learning I’wanna learn more about this Garifuna culture that I’m part of :-)
i’m a first gen mestizo-honduran in the U.S. no direct blood ties to garifuna’s but i got nothing but love for them and that culture very proud to have the influence from them in honduras and so proud to share honduran’s w them all one people 🇭🇳
Beautiful people! Cheers from Detroit!
Awesome
I AM OF GARIFUNA DECENT. MY GRANDPARENTS NEVER TAUGHT MY PARENTS HOW TO SPEAK GARIFUNA..CONSEQUENTLY, I DO NOT SPEAK IT FLUENTLY BECAUSE OF THIS. ALTHOUGH I DO UNDERSTAND A FEW WORDS. MY GOAL IS TO MASTER GARIFUNA LANGUAGE AND CULTURE. THANK YOU RUclips.
Beautiful, simply Beautiful, All YAH'S people scattered to the four corners of the earth, beautiful 😚😄💖
I wondered too how they ended on different countries. Introduction was very good ,I learned something new today. I only knew about palenques of Colombia before this video.
I loved wacthing this documentary!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Thanks Kayla! I'm glad to hear you enjoyed it.
This is cool. I'm just now hearing about these people a little over a year ago..
Ben , Seremein - Thank you
for telling our Garifuna story .. Well said !! I love it ... I would like to know how & when this will be available on dvd ? I also wanted to mention if Dane Paulo listened or watched your film she would have heard your reference to St. Vincent and the Grenadines towards the beginning of the film after the reference of Africa...
Beautiful! Culture is so important because it gives us pride & identity. Without culture, the youths are lost to the system which is created to keep them down so it is essential to teach it to the next generation.