Facilitators:  Enita Barrett, Jaycee Williams,  Kimberly Sanchez Nalyjah, Navaya Ellis, CC Williams Dylan Ramirez

Rationale:

Considering rapid demographic shifts in our Garifuna villages, Garinagu need to be more proactive in ensuring that the Garifuna identity is preserved.

Goal:

The goal of this camp is to raise the awareness and consciousness of our youths regarding our own identity as Garifuna people and our responsibility to be good citizens.

Objective:

Participants will:

• Learn Garifuna greetings

• Speak at least 10 Garifuna words at native speaker level of competence

• Learn vocabulary related to self

• Practice Garifuna vocabulary while speaking about self

• Learn Garifuna vocabulary related to fishing

• Speak at least 5 words during practical dorey paddling activity

• Construct at least 5 simple Garifuna sentences

• Learn the lyrics and sing at least one Garifuna song at native speaker competence

• Learn and demonstrate dancing “con regula” punta, gunjai, wanaragua and paranda

• Reflecting on the ways of our ancestors, GARIMODE, we will discuss what it means to be a good citizen

• Share their own experiences of good citizenry they have observed in the village

• Learn and practice 8 virtues of Garifunaduou: GARIMODE The primacy of God, deep love and respect towards the spirit of our ancestors, significance of family, justice, strategic thinking, resilience, fearlessness, self-sufficiency, and consensual governance and universality

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