The CBMR Library and Archives is the repository of field notes, interviews, production notes, and film/video footage for Leland’s documentaries, including Garifuna Journey, Jamesie, Yurumein, and others.
About the film
Yurumein
is a 50-minute documentary that tells a unique
story deserving of a
place in the annals of the African
Diaspora: that of the Carib/Garifuna
resistance to
slavery in St. Vincent. Yurumein recounts the
heroic
yet painful past of Vincentian Caribs, which culminated in
the
extermination of scores of their ancestors at the hands
of the British
in 1797. Those Caribs who were not killed
were exiled to the coast of
Central America where,
for the last two centuries, the Garifuna culture
has
been kept vibrant and alive.
The
film offers an intimate portrait of the burgeoning
movement among
Carib/Garifuna communities in St.
Vincent to learn from their Central
American brethren—
for the very first time—the traditional language,
music,
dance, spirituality, and history of their ancestors. As
people
who have faced colonial powers, genocide,
disenfranchisement, and
cultural hegemony, the
Garifuna men and women featured in Yurumein
are a testament to the incredible perseverance
and strength of the human spirit.
I hope you’ll consider adding Yurumein: Homeland
to your library!
Best regards,
Andrea Leland, director
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