Moore Town Maroon Village in Jamaica and Nanny Falls
Discovering Jamaica and having new experiences are important to me and I try to do both as best as possible. Understanding my culture, my true heritage and history...not the one necessarily taught in schools as we all know that's not always true or accurate....hmmm. Anyway, my visit to Moore Town Maroon Village gave me both history and experience and I am forever grateful.
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Hey guys!
My friends and I visited Nanny falls for the first time
We had loads of fun finding the place and then experiencing the falls.
Nanny falls is named after the famous Nanny of the Maroons who is Jamaica's only female hero.
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WALKING TO NANNY FALLS...FAMOUS WATERFALL NANNY OF THE MAROONS MOORE TOWN...PORTLAND HILLS JAMAICA
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Moore Town Maroons, Portland, Jamaica Nanny-Falls Dec2012
This is Nanny Falls in December 2012. It is located about a mile in the woods behind Moore Town (A Maroon Settlement) in Portland, Jamaica. It is a wonderful swim!
Nanny Falls, Moore Town
A video of Moore Town from a hiking trail at Moore Town. This video also include one of Moore Town's natural resource which is a tourist attraction; Nanny Falls.
Hidden Water Fall in Jamaica Maroon Town Nanny Falls
The Maroon Heritage of Moore Town
UNESCO: Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity - 2008
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Description: Situated in the highlands of eastern Jamaica, Moore Town is home to the descendants of independent communities of former runaway slaves known as Maroons. The African ancestors of the Moore Town Maroons were forcibly removed from their native lands to the Caribbean by Spanish slave traders in the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries. The term Maroon, derived from the Spanish word cimarrón (wild), refers to those slaves who fled the plantations in the early 1600s and established their own settlements in the Blue and Johncrow Mountains of eastern Jamaica. By the early eighteenth century, the Maroon communities controlled much of the eastern part of the island. In opposition to the expanding plantation system of the British, they formed well-organized and efficient underground military units. After decades of warfare, the British finally yielded to the communities demands for recognition of their autonomy by signing a treaty with the Maroons in 1739.
Hailing from West and Central African regions with diverse languages and cultural practices, the Moore Town Maroons elaborated new collective religious ceremonies that incorporated various spiritual traditions. These expressions and practices, which were then named Kromanti Play, continue to represent the very foundation of Maroon identity. During Kromanti ceremonies, dances, songs and specific drumming styles are performed to invoke ancestral spirits. These ceremonies also feature a language of African derivation, likewise named Kromanti, and rare medicinal preparations. As part of their heritage, the inhabitants of Moore Town also possess a unique system of communally-held treaty lands, a local political structure and the use of the abeng, a side-blown talking horn of Jamaican origin which serves as a means of long-distance communication.
Several decades of missionary opposition to Kromanti Play have driven this tradition partially underground and have led to serious schisms within the communities. Moreover, deteriorating economic conditions have forced many Maroons to migrate to other parts of Jamaica and abroad.
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Trip to Nanny's falls in Moore Town Portland
If you like nature and to explore this is the place to visit with the falls so cool and beautiful and very peaceful and of course free of cost .
Nanny Falls & Maroon culture in the Blue Mountains
Discover the nature & culture of Jamaica and enjoy yourself
Jamaica Caana at Moore Town - Maroon Community, Port Antonio, Jamaica
Maroon Community - Port Antonio Portland, Jamaica
Moore Town Maroons~Nanny's Proud Heritage
Moore Town Maroons performing at the Rialto Theatre in Atlanta, Georgia; Summer 2016 ~ Nanny's Proud Heritage
This is Jamaica: Nanny Falls
We spent the day exploring Moore Town in the mountains of Portland Jamaica. Home of the only Female Jamaican Hero known as Nanny of the Maroons She was a Maroon woman who led escaping slaves to freedom in the mountains. We visited her grave and the waterfall which locals called Nanny Falls. This place is just magical. The falls are about a 15 minutes hike from the main road and so worth it. The waterfall plunges into a deep pool which is great for swimming and the place is really peaceful too as we were the only ones there. The falls offer a stunningly refreshing swim and bathe! It was a really awesome experience that more people needs to know about this
Moore Town Maroons~Granny Nanny
The Moore Town Maroons, Granny Nanny Cultural group performs. Summer 2016
Jamdung Twinnies Ep. 4 Family Road Trip to Moore Town Portland
Take an enchanting journey with Twins, Grace & Andrea (& for added enjoyment the rest of our adorable family). We will be visiting our favorite Jamaican Parish Portland, more specifically we will be going to Moore Town and visiting Jamaica's only National Heroine Nanny of the Maroons Monument, Nanny River & Jamaica's very own UNESCO World Heritage Site The Blue and John Crow Mountains. Discover the uniqueness of the Windward Maroons as we interview Luke & David from Moore Town.
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This is Jamaica: Nanny Falls
Enjoying the beauty of peacefulness of Nanny Falls waterfall in Moore Town Portland Jamaica
NANNY FALLS JAMAICA
Visited the beautiful Nanny Falls in Jamaica. Named after national Heroine Nanny of the Maroons, the falls, natives believe, possess healing powers.
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Nanny Falls
When you think of communities free of slavery and colonialism during the worst of that era, you can think of Moore Town/ Nanny Town in Portland, Jamaica.
Rich in history of resistance and freedom, Nanny and her legacy live on in Moore Town and Nanny Falls is a cultural, historical, and natural jewel of Jamaica.
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This is Jamaica: Nanny Falls waterfalls
Enjoying the beauty of peacefulness of Nanny Falls in Moore Town Portland Jamaica
Moore Town Maroons, Portland, Jamaica Blow Abeng Dec2012 by Deshawn
Deschawn blows the Abeng to celebrate Christmas Day 2012. He stands by the monument and grave for Nanny and other Maroon warriors in Moore Town, Portland, Jamaica.