The Heritage Foundation Inc. In Collaboration with University of the West Indies Open Campus And IMPACT JUSTICE (Government of Canada and UWI) Presents 7th INTERNATIONAL GARIFUNA CONFERENCE

March 11th – 13th, 2020 Kingstown, St. Vincent and the Grenadines

“Indigenous Caribbean- Rethinking a Strategic Direction for Reviving Garifuna Heritage and Culture through Education”

PROGRAMME

Wednesday 11th March, 2020

9:00 – 12:00 AM – OPENING CEREMONY

12:00 AM- 1:00 PM: LUNCH BREAK

COMMENCEMENT OF CONFERENCE–

CONFERENCE SESSION I - VENUE: NIS CONFERENCE ROOM

WEDNESDAY 11th MARCH, 2020

1:00 - 4:00 PM: CLIMATE CHANGE: MOBILIZING GARIFUNA AND INDIGENOUS AND LOCAL KNOWLEDGE IN CLIMATE CHANGE ADAPTATION IN THE CARIBBEAN

TOPIC: The Impact of Climate Change on Indigenous Communities in Guyana PRESENTER: Mrs. Grace Roberts- Simon, Community Relations Manager, Iworkrama, Guyana.

TOPIC: The Impact of Climate Change on Indigenous Communities in PRESENTER: Mitchell Irvin Auguiste, Former Chief, Kalinago Council, Dominica

TOPIC: The Impact of Climate Change on Garifuna Communities in PRESENTER: Andrew Castillo, National Garifuna Council Representative, Belize

TOPIC: Surinamese Indigenous People and the Impact of Climate Change PRESENTER: Mr. Starian Aloewanai, Basja of the village Christiaankondre, Suriname

TOPIC: The Impact of Climate Change in Indigenous Communities in St. Vincent PRESENTER: Mrs. Janeel Miller – Findlay, Sustainable Development Unit, Ministry of Sustainable Development

TOPIC: The Impact of Climate Change among Garifuna Communities in PRESENTER: Dr. Dorte Verner , Agricultural Economist, World Bank

DISCUSSION:

WEDNESDAY 11th MARCH, 2020

1:00 - 3:00 PM WORKSHOP: VENUE: PEACE MEMORIAL HALL

“Gathering and analyzing oral history among friends and family ” & Brief study skills session for aspiring researchers

FACILITATORS: Dr. Niall Finneran - Lecturer, Cultural Heritage and Management Programme, Reader in Historical Archaeology, University of Winchester, UK & Dr. Christina Welch– Lecturer, Cultural Heritage and Management Programme; Senior Fellow in Religious Studies, University of Winchester, UK

THURSDAY 12th MARCH, 2020 –

CONFERENCE SESSION 2 - VENUE: NIS CONFERENCE ROOM

8:00 AM: Registration

9:00 - 11:00 AM: HERITAGE TOURISM, LANGUAGE, AND INDIGENOUS CULTURE

TOPIC: Heritage Tourism and Indigenous People in Surinam PRESENTER: Ms. Harriette Vreedzaam- Joeroeja, Member, village Board, Pierrekondre-Kumbasi, Suriname

TOPIC: Survival of Indigenous Heritage, Language and Culture in Dominica PRESENTER: Mr. Prosper Paris, Kalinago Community, Dominica.

TOPIC: "The writing of a project to teach the Garifuna Language” PRESENTER: Dr. Gwen Nunez- Gonzales, National Garifuna Council, Belize.

TOPIC: Heritage Tourism and Indigenous People in Guyana PRESENTER: Russian Dorrick, Secretary of National Toshao Council, Guyana

TOPIC: “Towards a comprehensive Vincentian language policy: Reclaiming Garifuna Heritage through language“ PRESENTER: Sarah-Lee R. Gonsalves, Ph.D. Student, Educational Linguistics, Graduate School of Education, University of Pennsylvania

DISCUSSION

CONFERENCE SESSION 3 - VENUE: NIS CONFERENCE ROOM

11:00 AM - 12:00 PM:

TOPIC: Garifuna Enduring Spirit in Saint Vincent, Honduras, , Belize, and PRESENTER: Esther Nunez, Professor in the Social Science department, Medgar Evers College, New York

TOPIC: “What connects us? Indigenous Peoples of the Anglophone Caribbean” PRESENTER: SHENELLA CHARLES, University of Toronto

TOPIC: “Why are community heritage projects important? A case study from Greiggs Village, Charlotte Parish, St Vincent”

PRESENTERS: Dr. Niall Finneran - Lecturer, Cultural Heritage and Management Programme, Reader in Historical Archaeology, University of Winchester, UK & Dr. Christina Welch – Lecturer, Cultural Heritage and Management Programme; Senior Fellow in Religious Studies , University of Winchester, UK DISCUSSION

12:00 – 1:00 PM - LUNCH BREAK

CONFERENCE SESSION 4 - VENUE: NIS CONFERENCE ROOM

1:00 - 4:00 PM: THE ROLE OF AFRO DESCENDANTS IN INDIGENOUS CULTURE

TOPIC: Uso y contacto de lenguas y comunidades Garifuna de Honduras” PRESENTER: Stephanie Brunot, University of Paris Descartes

TOPIC: El Monte as a sanctuary. Integration between spiritual powers and models of interpretation of the natural environment in the voodoo practices of eastern Cuba. PRESENTER: Juan Carlos Rosario Molina, Profesor , Universidad de Oriente, Cuba

TOPIC: Afro Descendants and Indigenous People in Venezuela PRESENTER: Andreina Bermudez, Director , Venezuelan Institute of Culture and Cooperation

1:00 - 4:00 PM WORKSHOP: VENUE: PEACE MEMORIAL HALL

WORKSHOP: PRACTICES AND USES OF MEDICINAL PLANTS IN SVG

FACILITATOR: Joann Jack, Pharmacist, Herbalist, Author

FRIDAY 13th MARCH, 2020 –

CONFERENCE SESSION 5: VENUE: NIS CONFERENCE ROOM

8:00 - 9:00 AM: Registration

9:00 – 11:00 AM: REVIVING THE GARIFUNA & KALINAGO CULTURE- TEACHING GARIFUNA HISTORY

TOPIC: Writing a General History of St. Vincent and the Grenadines: A necessary and Timely Intervention Presenter: Dr. Garrey Dennie, Associate Professor of History at St Mary's College of Maryland

TOPIC: Exploring a Rich History Presenter: Dr. Adrian Fraser, Historian, Author

TOPIC: “Alternative ways of teaching about Garifuna Heritage and Culture“ PRESENTER: Vanessa Demirciyan, Anthropologist, Independent Researcher, Director of the Alliance Française of St. Vincent and the Grenadines

TOPIC: “Teaching Garifuna History at Secondary School level: Challenges and Opportunities” PRESENTERS: Dr. Niall Finneran - Lecturer, Cultural Heritage and Management Programme, Reader in Historical Archaeology, University of Winchester, UK & Dr. Christina Welch – Lecturer, Cultural Heritage and Management Programme; Senior Fellow in Religious Studies , University of Winchester, UK

DISCUSSION

CONFERENCE SESSION 6 - VENUE: NIS CONFERENCE ROOM

11:00 AM – 12:00 PM

TOPIC: “The experimental (re-) construction of the Cayo village at Argyle St.Vincent” Presenter: Dr. Corinne L. Hofman, Sardo Sutherland, Irvince Auguiste and Menno L.P. Hoogland (Presented by Mitchell Irvin Auguiste, Former Chief, Kalinago Council, Dominica)

TOPIC: “Co-creating an exhibition on indigenous Caribbean heritage with 12 partner countries” PRESENTER: Tibisay Sankatsing Nava, researcher and community engagement coordinator at KITLV (Presented by Angus Martin, Historian, Director of the Saba Archaeological Center in Saba)

1:00 PM – 4:00 PM: WORKSHOP SESSIONS - VENUE: PEACE MEMORIAL HALL

WORKSHOP: “Filmmaking and Heritage” FACILITATOR: Akley Olton, Filmmaker

WORKSHOP: “Teaching the Garifuna Language to Primary School Children“ FACILITATOR: Dr. Gwen Nunez Gonzalez, Vice President, National Garifuna Council, Belize

4:00 PM - CLOSING CEREMONY