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De Conch Doubles Up for 2015!

De Conch Doubles Up for 2015! De Conch is the international ezine of the Gullah/Geechee Nation. Ef bout we hunnuh wan kno, den yeddi De Conch da blo!

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Gullah/Geechee International Ezine De Conch Fall Festival Edition 2014

  This is the international ezine of the Gullah/Geechee Nation. This edition features Middle Passage Month and a number of upcoming events focused on Gullah/Geechees. Please read online at http://issuu.com/gullahgeecheenation/docs/de_conch_fall_festivals_2014_editio/0 Download here->De Conch Fall Festivals 2014 Edition and share the Fall Festival edition of De Conch. Ef bout we hunnuh wan kno den yeddi de conch …

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Port Royal Proclaims Gullah/Geechee Nation Appreciation Week

  For the second year in a row, the Town of Port Royal in Beaufort County, SC joined in a week long Gullah/Geechee Nation Appreciation celebration along with the other towns in the county including the City of Beaufort, Hilton Head Island, and the Town of Bluffton.  Tune in to the Gullah/Geechee TV coverage of …

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A Sea of Gullah/Geechee Culture Flows for Gullah/Geechee Heritage Awareness Month

by Queen Quet, Chieftess of the Gullah/Geechee Nation (www.QueenQuet.com) Just as we prepare to engage in sacred ceremonies to culminate the inaugural Middle Passage Month which was declared as September in the Gullah/Geechee Nation, we flow into World Tourism Day.   In support of the United Nations International Year of Water Cooperation, World Tourism Day (WTD) which is …

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De Conch August 2013 We Celebrate Our Own Edition

“De Conch” is the international ezine of the Gullah/Geechee Nation.  Each month this publication provides news and event listings so that the world can fully engage in working with natives of the Gullah/Geechee Nation in celebrating and continuing the history, culture, language and traditions.  In this edition, the Cummings Brothers who have set weightlifting records, …

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Juneteenth Jubilee wid de Gullah/Geechee

by Queen Quet, Chieftess of the Gullah/Geechee Nation (www.QueenQuet.com) As we celebrated 150 years since the reading of the Emancipation Proclamation in the Gullah/Geechee Nation, it is an interesting time to reflect on the songs that were sung leading up to this day of Jubilee and shoutin cuz hunnuh free!  Just as the sound of songs …

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