Category Archives: Gullah/Geechee Sacred Areas
Queen Quet, Chieftess of the Gullah/Geechee Nation, Honored with “Excellence in Education Award” by Planting People Growing Justice
Queen Quet, Chieftess and Head-of-State of the Gullah/Geechee Nation, has been awarded the prestigious “Excellence in Education Award” by Planting People Growing Justice, the leadership and literacy initiative founded and led by Dr. Artika R. Tyner. The recognition celebrates her decades-long commitment to education, literacy, and cultural empowerment across the Gullah/Geechee Nation and beyond.
Gullah/Geechee Ancestral Voices Speak to Protect St. Helena Island from Destructionment
For three years running, the Gullah/Geechee Sea Island Coalition, our attorneys from the South Carolina Environmental Law Center, the Coastal Conservation League, Penn Center and a cadre of additional partners have continued to stand up to Protect St. Helena Island. This year, two of our fighters that understood that we are warring against spiritual wickedness in high and low places crossed over in the realm of the ancestors. The first one that made his crossing was Rev. Kenneth Hodges of the “Gullah/Geechee Visitors Center” who pastored Tabernacle Baptist Church in Beaufort, SC where we unveiled the Harriet Tubman Monument. We stood together many times on each of these things and in each of these places. His words live on as he speaks from the grave concerning the St. Helena Island Cultural Protection Overlay District…
Gullah/Geechee Film Doubleheader at the International African American Museum (IAAM)
As part of the International African American Museum Summer Film Series: On Thursday, June 5 from 6PM to 9PM we present a special dual screening of “A Tree Story” and a preview screening of “High Water”—two powerful films that examine the ongoing fight to preserve land, culture, and memory in the Lowcountry.
Gullah/Geechee Bottle Tree at the Bluffton Gullah Cultural Heritage Center
The Bluffton Gullah Cultural Heritage Center is set to make history with the unveiling of the tallest and largest custom bottle tree ever crafted in the United States. This remarkable twin bottle tree exhibit unveiling is part of the lead-up to the grand opening of the first-ever Gullah Cultural Heritage Center in the Bluffton-Hilton Head area—a space dedicated to honoring the rich legacy and contributions of the Gullah/Geechee people.
WaterSC Listening Session on Historic St. Helena Island, SC in the Gullah/Geechee Nation
A member of #WaterSC, Queen Quet, Chieftess and Head-of-State for the Gullah/Geechee Nation (www.QueenQuet.com), is hosting an April 8 #WaterSC listening session at Penn Center on historic St. Helena Island to spark conversations about the protection and management of water resources in South Carolina. This listening session is an opportunity for residents to speak with #WaterSC participants, learn about water use and planning in our state, and provide input on how South Carolina’s irreplaceable water resources can be best preserved for generations to come. Stop by and be a part of this important conversation!
Gullah/Geechee Creating Resilience
The Gullah/Geechee Saving Environmental Actions (SEA) & Marine Environment (ME) Program of the Gullah/Geechee Sea Island Coalition has used a myriad of tools to enhance the resilience and sustainability of the Sea Islands in the Gullah/Geechee Nation.
Saving a Southern Treasure: Protect the Blake Plateau
The Blake Plateau is a cultural, spiritual, historical, and ecological treasure. It serves as the final leg of the Middle Passage, the seafaring route by which our ancestors—as enslaved West and Central Africans—were transported to America. It should be recognized as the ancestral graveyard of our enslaved relatives who did not survive its crossing.
Gullah/Geechee Makes a Splash at Capitol Hill Ocean Week 2024!
Queen Quet, Chieftess of the Gullah/Geechee Nation (www.QueenQuet.com) and Founder of the Gullah/Geechee Sea Island Coalition has been engaged in CHOW for several years. She once again made a splash in Washington, DC on and off stage during CHOW Week 2024.
Celebrating de Gullah/Geechee and Healing de Land & Family
March is “Gullah/Geechee Volunteer Month” and “Women’s Herstory Month.” Those that are interested in celebrating both and participating in events that are centered on healing can join Queen Quet, Chieftess of the Gullah/Geechee Nation on historic St. Helena Island, SC in the Gullah/Geechee Nation for “Gullah/Geechee CREATE Day” and again as she provides the keynote at the College of William & Mary in Virginia.
Jayn we fa Gullah/Geechee Volunteer Month!
Jayn we fa Gullah/Geechee Volunteert Month! De Gullah/Geechee Sea Island Coalition will host a number of different volunteer activities throughout March 2024. Sign up fa jayn we pun de islands een de sea!