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Blog #1: History
Belize is a phenomenal tropical country located in Central America, to the East of Guatemala. To the right is a map of the country of Belize. Belize has formed in part by the African Diaspora though its culture, religion, and most evidently its music. A majority of the Belizean people identify themselves as Garifuna, a community with roots linked primarily to escaped African slaves and Caribbean Natives. They have a strong sense of community and culture and are known for their music and dancing abilities.
Belize is a phenomenal tropical country located in Central America, to the East of Guatemala. To the right is a map of the country of Belize. Belize has formed in part by the African Diaspora though its culture, religion, and most evidently its music. A majority of the Belizean people identify themselves as Garifuna, a community with roots linked primarily to escaped African slaves and Caribbean Natives. They have a strong sense of community and culture and are known for their music and dancing abilities.
The Belizean natives in America generally tend to identify themselves with both their Belizean heritage and their Garifuna ethnicity rather than having to choose between "black" or "Hispanic". This in its own right is a progressive movement for the Garifuna people.
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Below is a video showing the culture of the Garifuna people, from their perspective, in the country of Belize.
Sources:
http://www.africandiasporatourism.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=617:caribbean-artist-aurelio-martinez-to-take-garifuna-music-to-world&catid=93:culture-3&Itemid=134
http://www.africandna.com/ScienPapers%5CThe_African_diaspora_Mitochondrial_DNA_and_the_Atlantic_slave_trade.pdf
http://www.clas.ufl.edu/users/afburns/afrotrop/Garifuna.htm
