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Gullah/Geechee Cultural Heritage Awareness Month 2021
De Gullah/Geechee Nation gladdee fa e time fa disya! Queen Quet. Chieftess of the Gullah/Geechee Nation, the Gullah/Geechee Nation Wisdom Circle Council of Elders, and the Gullah/Geechee Nation Assembly of Representatives are putting on shoutin shoes in order to celebrate “Gullah/Geechee Cultural Heritage Awareness Month 2021.” The month will be launched at the “Gullah Moja Art Experience” reception on Friday, October 1, 2021 at 5 pm at the Cannon Street Theater in Charleston, SC.
Queen Quet of the Gullah/Geechee Nation Receives the Order of the Palmetto
Queen Quet, Chieftess of the Gullah/Geechee Nation (www.QueenQuet.com) is a native of St. Helena Island, SC and the first person from her island to receive the prestigious “Order of the Palmetto.” South Carolina Governor Henry McMaster presented Queen Quet with the State of South Carolina’s highest civilian honor presented in recognition of a lifetime of extraordinary achievement, service and contributions on a national or statewide scale. Queen Quet has received approximately 300 awards and honors over the years and sees this one as not only for her, but for the entire Gullah/Geechee Nation especially for her ancestors that built South Carolina through their knowledge and skills. “Disya award sweet as a Gullah/Geechee Palmetto rose!,” she says.
Khetnu Nefer Makin #GullahGeechee #BlackHerstory!
I up een ya shoutin bout wha Khetnu dun do! De gal got e oin’t book outcha fa dem churn hep heal e sef. I took the time to read Khetnu’s new book, “28 Days to A Soulful Life” as one of my Black History Month titles. I decided to couple her book with my own book, “Preparing for Purpose Filled Prosperity,” and to read them day and night with meditation sessions in between. I would encourage you to do the same and see if your energy isn’t boosted so that you can get a shout on too and then set out to do the best in all that you do.
#AuthenticallyGullahGeechee Organizations in the Gullah/Geechee Nation
Given that the native founded and operated organizations and institutions were established to insure that their culture is accurate represented and presented, they continue to carry out their missions in spite of the opposition and lack of support that they receive from the new organizations that came into being after them. These native Gullah/Geechee organizations and institutions are the Gullah/Geechee Sea Island Coalition, Gullah/Geechee Angel Network. Gullah/Geechee Cultural Heritage Committee of Northeast Florida, and Geechee Kunda.
Queen Quet Releases Gullah/Geechee Novel Duet
“We Journey” and “Gwine Home” are both Gullah/Geechee family sagas set on the Sea Islands. Youths in both books learn their culture and their family stories from the elders in their families while also alerting their family members to the environmental changes happening around them. From battling climate change and sea level rise to hurricanes and destructionment, these two novels bring out how native Gullah/Geechees that are holding onto their land come together to face these issues that continue to encroach on the sustainability of the Gullah/Geechee Nation.
Celebrations of Gullah/Geechee Cultural Heritage and Continuation
“Gullah/Geechee Cultural Heritage Awareness Month” was filled with inspirational and educational events and activities. The citizens of the Gullah/Geechee Nation never restrict the celebration of who they are to one month. Instead, they celebrate the continuation of their cultural heritage all year long. To that end, the month of November is filled with celebrations of this rich cultural legacy.
Pre-Gullah/Geechee Nation Appreciation Week Events
Ef hunnuh chillun likka we, hunnuh dun redee! #GullahGeechee Nation Appreciation Week 2019 gwine launch Satdee at Skeeta Beach! Gwine ta disya fo de launch!
Jasper County Proclaims Gullah/Geechee Nation Appreciation Week 2019
Jasper County, SC has proclaimed “Gullah/Geechee Nation Appreciation Week 2019!” This year, Queen Quet, Chieftess of the Gullah/Geechee Nation (www.QueenQuet.com) will actually present in that county on August 1, 2019 at 5 pm at the Morris Center for Lowcountry Heritage.