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Ceremonies are involved in Jamaican Maroon religion but no worship of the god Yankipong is practiced, unlike in traditional Akan religion. [3] An important ceremony of the religion is the Kromanti dance which involves the direction of a "fete-man" (ritual specialist) and the sacrifice of an animal to the pakit (ancestral spirit).
Maroon, which can have a more general sense of being abandoned without resources, entered English around the 1590s, from the French adjective marron, [2] meaning 'feral' or 'fugitive'. Despite the same spelling, the meaning of 'reddish brown' for maroon did not appear until the late 1700s, perhaps influenced by the idea of maroon peoples. [3] [4]
On the Island of Jamaica, the Maroon Council is the executive body with administrative powers and obligations for the Maroon communities. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] Maroon Council members are appointed by the Colonel-in-Chief (Colonel), while the Colonel is officially elected by the community as the Head of Government . [ 3 ]
The First Nation of Na-Cho Nyäk Dun was one of the first four First Nations to sign a Yukon land claims agreement in 1995. As of the 2006 Census of the First Nation of Na-Cho Nyak Dun, through the Umbrella Final Agreement, First Nation of Na-Cho Nyak Dun owns 2,408.69 km 2 of Category A land, 2330.99 km 2 of Category B land, and 9.27 km 2 of ...
It also mentions that the King of Pong visited Imphal in 698 AD and resided for some time in the town. [1] The Kingdom of Pong is also mentioned among the conquests of Anoratha, the king of Pagan. Some scholars also identify the Kingdom of Pong with Mong Mao as well as with the kingdom of Lu-chuan/Ping-mian mentioned in Chinese chronicle Ming ...
Cerbera odollam is known by a number of vernacular names, depending on the region. These include othalam (ഒതളം) in the Malayalam language used in Kerala, India; kattu arali (காட்டரளி) in the adjacent state of Tamil Nadu; dabur (ডাবুর) in Bengali; famentana, kisopo, samanta or tangena in Madagascar; and pong-pong, buta-buta, bintaro or nyan in Southeast Asia.
The Pheasant Rump Nakota First Nation (Assiniboine: Šiyónidè oyáde) [1] [2] is a First Nation in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan, who reside on the Pheasant Rump Nakota 68 reserve near Kisbey. [3] This band government contains three nations, which are Nakoda. Signatories to Treaty 4 in 1876, [3] the First Nation's reserve was ...
The Sycuan Band of the Kumeyaay Nation is a federally recognized tribe of Mission Indians from Southern California, located in an unincorporated area of San Diego County just east of El Cajon. The Sycuan band are a Kumeyaay tribe, one of the four ethnic groups indigenous to San Diego County.