Tag Archives: Climate Heritage Network
Gullah/Geechee Nation Supporting Climate Action by Local Communities and Indigenous Peoples
“Protecting Gullah/Geechee Cultural Heritage on the Sea Islands” from Queen Quet Marquetta L. Goodwine (www.QueenQuet.com), the elected Chieftess of the Gullah/Geechee Nation and a native of St. Helena Island, South Carolina will be part of the CultureXClimate webinar hosted by the Climate Heritage Network and Historic England on Friday, October 23, 2020.
Gullah/Geechee Environmental Champion, Queen Quet Becomes a Professor in Department of Geography, Environment and Society
Queen Quet, Chieftess of the Gullah/Geechee Nation (www.QueenQuet.com) celebrated her 20th year as the Head-of-State for the Gullah/Geechee Nation in July 2020. As of August, she became a professor in the Department of Geography, Environment, and Society at the University of Minnesota. Queen Quet is the Winton Chair at UMN and is engaging graduate students in an interdisciplinary course on Gullah/Geechee culture entitled, “WEBE Gullah/Geechee.”
Holding onto Gullah/Geechee Culture as the Climate Changes the Coast
The land is our family and the waterways are our bloodline in the Gullah/Geechee Nation. So, as I take a stand for the land, I am taking a stand for my ancestors, my kinspeople, and for the children yet to be born. • Queen Quet, Chieftess of the Gullah/Geechee Nation
Gullah/Geechee Sea Island Coalition Among International Climate Heritage Network Members
45 new Climate Heritage Network members reflect diversity and include national, regional and local government bodies; cultural institutions and indigenous peoples’ organisations, as well as NGOs, universities, businesses and artists. The Gullah/Geechee Sea Island Coalition is proud to be the indigenous organization representing the Gullah/Geechee Nation in the CHN.