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Queen Quet of the Gullah/Geechee at Maroon Cultural Day featured by Audubon
Queen Quet, Chieftess of the Gullah/Geechee Nation (www.QueenQuet.com) is an alumni of Toyota TogetherGreen with Audubon. She participated in the second annual Maroon Cultural Day at Beilder Forest along with members of the Gullah/Geechee Fishing Association. During the celebration, she was asked to discuss her work with Gullah/Geechee SEA & ME which is an environmental engagement and sustainability program that she continues to lead at the Gullah/Geechee Sea Island Coalition and which is supported by the Gullah/Geechee Sustainability Think Tank.
US Secretary of the Interior Sally Jewell in the Gullah/Geechee Great Outdoors
by Queen Quet, Chieftess of the Gullah/Geechee Nation (www.QueenQuet.com) The story of my life has been filled with sudden emails and sudden telephone calls telling me that someone on the Hill wanted to dialogue with me in person. So, I would leave the Lowcountry of the Sea Islands to make my way northward and climb …
Gullah/Geechee Celebration of the Sea: Healin de Famlee
Cum jayn wi fa Gul!ah/Geechee Celebration of the Sea 2013: Healin de Famlee at the Hunting Island Nature Center Saturday, September 14, 2013 Noon-5 pm Queen Quet, Chieftess of the Gullah/Geechee Nation (www.QueenQuet.com) and the founder of the Gullah/Geechee Sea Island Coalition (www.gullahgeechee.net) invites you to come spend the afternoon enjoying Gullah/Geechee cuisine and interactive …
Gullah/Geechee Nation Appreciation Week: De Link Wid We Land
As Gullah/Geechee Nation Appreciation Week continues in Beaufort County, SC, there are several things to do and appreciate outdoors along the Sea Island coastline. Gullah/Geechee culture is inextricably tied to the land and waterways. Thus, one cannot truly appreciate the culture without connecting to the environment. Here are some things to do outdoors as folks …
Gullah/Geechee Women and the Traditions of Sea Island Waterways
Queen Quet, Chieftess of the Gullah/Geechee Nation (www.QueenQuet.com) and Sharon Fuller of University of California-Berkeley presented on the Gullah/Geechee seafood and waterways traditions at the Restore America’s Estuaries Conference 2012. Tune in to the Gullah/Geechee TV coverage of this detailed examination of the central roles that Gullah/Geechee women play in keeping these traditions going and …
Queen Quet Presents for the US Wildlife Refuge System for Black History Month
Queen Quet, Chieftess of the Gullah/Geechee Nation was the special guests of the United States Wildlife Refuge System and the US Fish & Wildlife Service at their headquarters in Atlanta, GA. Tune in to the Gullah/Geechee TV coverage of this event:
Gullah/Geechee Seafood Festival 2012
The Gullah/Geechee Fishing Association and the Gullah/Geechee Sea Island Coalition invite you to bring your family out to support the “Gullah/Geechee Seafood Festival” Saturday, October 27, 2012 Noon to 6 pm Hunting Island Nature Center There will be Gullah/Geechee seafood dinners, Gullah/Geechee craft items, Gullah/Geechee presentations, dancing, music, games and down home family fun. You …
America’s Heartland – Episode 212: Historic Harvest
America’s Heartland – Episode 212: Historic Harvest focused on historic St. Helena Island, SC in the Gullah/Geechee Nation. Tune in as Queen Quet, Chieftess of the Gullah/Geechee Nation takes the crew into the field.
Gullah/Geechee Riddim Radio focuses on “African Americans and the Gullah/Geechee Environment”
Queen Quet, Chieftess of the Gullah/Geechee Nation (www.QueenQuet.com) is the hostess of “Gullah/Geechee Riddim Radio” on behalf of the Gullah/Geechee Sea Island Coaition. Tune in on Monday, September 10th at 7 pm or after that date, you can listen to the archived version of the show at: http://www.blogtalkradio.com/gullahgeechee/2012/09/10/african-americans-and-the-gullahgeechee-environment On this edition, she will be joined by …