Habinaha Wanaragua The Habinaha Wanaragua (masked dance) celebrates the oral history of the Garinagu from Yurumein and the military use of deception and disguise of warriors dressed in hinaru ( women's ) face and clothing to lure the British patrols into an ambush to kill them. The oral history tells of Paramount Chief Joseph Chatoyer ( Satuyé ) and his wife Barauda. Barauda,challenged her husband for tactically retreating against much larger British forces. The British were invading their communities and burning their cassava fields. Barauda is remembered as saying “Women, we are going to have to dress as men and fight against the British". In response, Satuyé was given an idea. He expanded upon the suggestion of his wife and developed a strategy of disguising Garífuna warriors in women’s face and clothing. When the British patrols entered the Garífuna towns they saw what they believed to be women and were unprepared, not expecting male resistance. They assumed that only women were at home in the villages. Disguised as women, the male warriors attacked the British troops and killed them. That is how the Garífuna cleverly used the military use of disguise and deception to overcome the larger British army and gain tactical advantage by killing them in small ambushes.. reference an article written in association with OFRANEH A white faced dance of mockery has no connection to Garinagu culture, though does have connection to North Carolina slaves who at Christmas, their only time off, would parody their masters. The Garinagu were never slaves, have no connection to North Carolina of slavery days, and the Garinagu warriors never mocked the British, they killed them in battle. Itara la
Please note historical reference above. Junkanuu and Habinaha Wanaragua are not the same dance. Junkanuu is not Garinagu, Habinaha Wanaragua is. Itara la
Oh God am so proud of everyone of you as i grew up in Belize also my luvs
I’m always amazed at the power of the mask, but also the power of the drum that makes the mask dance!
The power of the drum connects with the spirit in dance.
Habinaha Wanaragua
The Habinaha Wanaragua (masked dance) celebrates the oral history of the Garinagu from Yurumein and the military use of deception and disguise of warriors dressed in hinaru ( women's ) face and clothing to lure the British patrols into an ambush to kill them.
The oral history tells of Paramount Chief Joseph Chatoyer ( Satuyé ) and his wife Barauda.
Barauda,challenged her husband for tactically retreating against much larger British forces. The British were invading their communities and burning their cassava fields. Barauda is remembered as saying “Women, we are going to have to dress as men and fight against the British".
In response, Satuyé was given an idea. He expanded upon the suggestion of his wife and developed a strategy of disguising Garífuna warriors in women’s face and clothing. When the British patrols entered the Garífuna towns they saw what they believed to be women and were unprepared, not expecting male resistance. They assumed that only women were at home in the villages. Disguised as women, the male warriors attacked the British troops and killed them. That is how the Garífuna cleverly used the military use of disguise and deception to overcome the larger British army and gain tactical advantage by killing them in small ambushes..
reference an article written in association with OFRANEH
A white faced dance of mockery has no connection to Garinagu culture, though does have connection to North Carolina slaves who at Christmas, their only time off, would parody their masters. The Garinagu were never slaves, have no connection to North Carolina of slavery days, and the Garinagu warriors never mocked the British, they killed them in battle.
Itara la
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Please note historical reference above. Junkanuu and Habinaha Wanaragua are not the same dance. Junkanuu is not Garinagu, Habinaha Wanaragua is.
Itara la