Long before Jamaica’s transition to independence, before the British’s claimed their land, before the importation of African slave labor after the Spanish invaded their territory, before the resistance and uprising of the maroons, and before colonialism, the island was inhabited for hundreds of years by the indigenous Taino people.
Sources + Video footage attributed to:
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iAn~ Okama (Traditional Taino Calling Song) – RvernNation.com
Taino Calling Song~ (Okama is a Taino word meaning ‘listen’ or ‘hear’. )
• Taino Calling Song
Tainos Lost People – drums and sound
• The Tainos: A Lost People
(Various sources)
Jamaican Information Services
Britannica
Florida Museum
Ever wondered why Salford and Manchester aren’t the same city? Or why Manchester is so much more dominant than Salford? Or why Salford itself feels unlike any other city in Britain?
A surprising number of people don’t realise that Salford isn’t already part of Manchester, or that it’s even a city of its own. So what would be the good things and the bad things about officially joining the cities together? And how would you feel if Salford was no more?
01:08 – The Salford Oddity
04:47 – Why Manchester is Bigger than Salford
10:01 – Co-existing cities
12:42 – The Arguments For
16:05 – The Arguments Against
I’m building a magical structure with bamboo! This week Anastasia is in Bali, where she is learning how to build with bamboo — one of the world’s most sustainable, strong and innovative materials. She learns this way of craftsmanship from local carpenters and architects and has so many plans for starting new projects back at home!
You can find out more about Bamboo U here! https://www.bamboou.com/?utm_source=y…
We are sisters, Julia and Anastasia Vanderbyl. A few years ago, we began a journey to live a life in perfect harmony with nature. A life of caring for animals, growing fruit, planting trees, gardening, cooking, creating, building and learning to live with the land.
In this time, nature has taught us more than we could have ever imagined.
Our environmental films document the landscape, the lessons we’ve learnt and our work as regenerative farmers here on Bundjalung Country.
We live on the land of the Arakwal and Minjungbal People of the Bundjalung Nation. We acknowledge the Traditional Custodians of the Country we live on and recognise their continuing connection to the land and waters. We thank them for protecting this rainforest and its ecosystems since time immemorial.
Chapters:
0:00 A magical world of bamboo!
1:05 Starting to build a playground from bamboo
1:54 Building small simple structures from bamboo
3:24 Building a roof from only bamboo
4:56 Joinery and carpentry – learning balinese handicraft
7:34 Harvesting bamboo from the rainforest
9:41 Propagation
10:38 Bamboo treatment
11:37 Learning so much while playground building
12:38 Matriarchal design in architecture
14:04 The Green School! A magical utopia built entirely from bamboo
15:46 Crafting a small construction model
17:17 Hot days of hard work
18:35 A tour of the permaculture farm – The Kul Kul Farm
20:08 Finishing the bamboo build!
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