Category Archives: Gullah/Geechee Crafts
Gullah/Geechee CREATE Day with CLAM
Jayn een as the Gullah/Geechee Cultural Community Trust, Gullah/Geehee Sea lsland Coalition and Gullah/Geechee Legacy host Gullah/Geechee CREATE where we will open CLAM-Cultural Legacy Advancing Marine Science.
Saturday, September 6, 2025
12-3 pm
The Guana Tolomato Matanzas National Estuarine Research Reserve (GTM Research Reserve)
505 Guana River Road Ponte Vedra Beach, FL 32082
Celebrate 25 Years of Gullah/Geechee Self-Determination at Gullah/Geechee Famlee Day!
The Gullah/Geechee Nation and its elected Head-of-State and Chieftess, Queen Quet, will celebrate a historic milestone: the 25th Anniversary of the founding of the Gullah/Geechee Nation. To mark this momentous occasion, the public is “culturally” invited to attend Gullah/Geechee Famlee Day on Saturday, July 26, 2025, from Noon to 3 PM at the iconic Penn Center, Inc. on historic St. Helena Island, South Carolina, within the heart of the Gullah/Geechee Nation.
Gullah/Geechee Nation 25th Anniversary Celebration Heats Up This Summer
The Gullah/Geechee Nation has been celebrating its 25th Anniversary since February. This is also the 25th Anniversary of Queen Quet, Chieftess of the Gullah/Geechee Nation. Therefore, activities have been held in all four states already and the journey from Jacksonville to Jacksonville continues over the coming months. Queen Quet is calling for all the Gullah/Geechee Nation’s citizens and global supporters to come out and be a part of the fun and authentic cultural enrichment!
Gullah/Geechee April Activities with Queen Quet
The entire month of April will be focused on honoring our ancestral legacy and continuing the sustainability of our Gullah/Geechee culture and our coast. Cum fa jayn we een SC!
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.
Healin de Wata and Healin We: Victory and Vision of the Gullah/Geechee
In 2024, the Gullah/Geechee Nation’s leaders advanced the Gullah/Geechee Nation Sustainability Plan by successfully and effectively focusing on various mechanisms by which to protect the waters surrounding the Sea Islands and running through the region. This included focusing on the Savannah River, the Port Royal Sound, the St. Helena Sound, Ribault River and the Salkehatchie Rivers as well as the Atlantic Ocean in particular.
Party with the Gullah/Geechee for the 25th Anniversary!
De Gullah/Geechee Nation gwine be 25 years old een 2025! Disya bless up fa tru! So, there will be numerous events each month to celebrate this historic time! Jayn we fa de partee ya!
Gullah/Geechee CREATE Showcase
Jayn we fa de Gullah/Geechee CREATE Artwork Showcase on historic St. Helena Island, SC on Satdee, February 1, 2025 frum Noon ta 2 pm! The artists reception will begin at Noon sharp and attendees will get to vote on the best of show!
Gullah/Geechee Agroculture & CREATE Day 2024
Jayn we fa “Gullah/Geechee Agroculture & Gullah/Geechee CREATE Day” pun historic St. Helena Island SC!
Gullah/Geechee Nation Appreciation Week 2024
Ef hunnuh waan kno de trut bout who webe, hunnuh hafa jayn dem who be Gullah/Geechee! Jayn we fa “Gullah/Geechee Nation Appreciation Week 2024” fa “Gullah/Geechee Tekin a Stand and Healin de Land!”