The Gullah/Geechee Nation

A brief interview with Chieftess Queen Quet and other members/organizers of the Gullah/Geechee Nation and the Gullah/Geechee Angel Network. A BronxNet Television Production in Association with Fornal Films. www.bronxnet.org

[@heidia.9602]

My family is from Cameroon and their language sounds so similar to West African pidgin that my family speaks. Even the food when he was talking about the tried up shrimp heads, I grew up pounding them while I helped my mom cook. It's so refreshing to see the African culture being kept alive

[@jasminepearls1047]

Whites masters feared getting malaria on the sea islands so the people were isolated from whites most of the time and they had black rice drivers or overseers so they were able to retain their fanner baskets that they cleaned rice in. Lorenzo Dow Turner, a linguist traveled to HarrisNeck Georgia in the 1920's and collected mende songs that had been preserved. He said some were even counting in fula. And you know nyam means eat.

[@kisha4040]

@Heidi A. Yes! We love our African ancestors

[@100grandbran2]

That’s amazing that you said that because. My wife’s family is from Cameroon when I showed my mother n law my ancestors pictures he was Cherokee we put the picture next to her and they were identical

[@sharaj2774]

We in The Bahamas speak EXACTLY like them. I heard that we are the same people, now watching this, I am a firm believer.

[@agirlnamedkris6374]

Shara Johnson 🙌yaass🙌 the geechee spoke broken English so it really does sound similar. I even heard a twinge of a carib or creole accent

[@thewordsmith5440]

Kristina Lane Some people from Louisiana speak with a caribbean twang.

[@carolinamuzic7576]

Kristina Lane you are beautiful

[@jerraethomas2378]

@@thewordsmith5440, most of us where under French/Spanish rule before U.S. rule. Nou ye pale kreole et Français aussi !

[@thewordsmith5440]

@@jerraethomas2378 I know that.

[@missmolasses5111]

Sounds Caribbean. We are truly one people! One love.

[@yudahel8521]

they are

[@bochom7059]

The typical english "carribean accent" is really English with an African accent...the same goes for the spanish, french, and portugese accents from the carribean...so basically its Spanish with an African accent, its french with an African accent...etc etc .. The African presence varies in the accents depending on how much white influence the Africans had with whites...African Americans had the most white interaction..this is why the accent sounds so Anglo....the carribean islands had a small amount of white interaction over a certain period of time(whites mostly left the carribean islands after slavery, and Africans in Africa had the least amount of white interaction.

[@ironlionmike]

Freda More not true

[@ladyghana9059]

Ms Molasses That’s what is facts, I wish others would understand that and stop trying to act like we’re different

[@davidsimmons4731]

That's because the majority of slaves brought to the states came through the Carolina colony, modern day South Carolina and North Carolina, most of which was Charleston. I'm gullah and from Charleston and growing up people always asked me if was Jamaican. Most Caribbeans have the the same descendants and this similar culture such as language and food as black Americans

[@gullahgeechee2699]

I born and raised right cha on james island myself & i still live like my ancestors.We do know how to survive in all weather conditions she ain’t lied.It’s 11 plantations on james island I still know all 11 names.Seafood is big here and expensive and the whites are movin down ya tryna bite our culture but, data never happen.I get questioned alot bout our dialect and tellem “I born n raised james Island “✊🏾😎💯

[@jasminepearls1047]

Yeah didnt this white guy try to make gullah beer? Im only AA not Gullah but that stuff bothers me. They kick you off your land try to displace then try to hijack and exploit the culture.

[@gullahgeechee2699]

Sarissa Vaughn but on james island it’s alot of black communities so It’s gonna be hard to do so for now.

[@SLD2008]

I am erasing any and all ignorant comments below.

[@islandgirl5382]

U can't erase other's Negative comments!!!!! Only those who own this channel can ERASE!

[@bdruggan]

This is so cool. I hope this culture is never lost.

[@keturahrobinson2475]

Brian Druggan thank you

[@yudahel8521]

that is not a african culture

[@wavgodmusic2656]

I'm One of Them where Alive and Well lol

[@finn3935]

Thank you but currently our islands are being taken over and families are moving because they can’t keep their own land

[@martialkintu2035]

@@yudahel8521 It's still culture.

[@YawAsafo]

Lot's of similarities to Jamaican dialect. Fight to save your lands - or you'll just be a memory.

[@keonnzinga6867]

Peace and respect to the gullah geechee who appear to the only blacks in north america who managed to preserve much of their heritage and resist total assimilation and acculturation

[@kekelangston4363]

+Keon Nzinga They didn't resist anything it was okay for slaves to speak Gullah. The Sea Islands were uninhabitable for whites due to malaria so they didn't stay on the plantation during the Spring and Summer mostly just in the winter. They had the privilege of not having a white person whipping them to death for saying an African word.

[@gogogetter]

wow. thank you for the knowledge

[@yudahel8521]

Jessica Langston u sound like a damn fool if you really believe millions of people didn't speak a african language for fear of a damn whip

[@thewordsmith5440]

Yudah El The Caribbeans is overwhelmingly black so of course they preserved their heritage better. Most carribeans island are majority black.

[@13579hee]

This comment makes 0 sense. Gullah is an English dialect

[@KOmafioso]

All my life my Grandma and older cousins told me my great grandfather was a "geechi" from Charleston SC. I never knew what that meant until now. Wow. It's in my blood lol dats wassup

[@Babasunship]

What must not be forgotten, though the Gullah-Geechee is a very unique Diasporan African subculture and bridge that anchors us all to our roots to the motherland, survival of various forms of African culture and language existed all over the US, however, wasn't able to survive over the centuries, dying out either during or decades after slavery. I notice that there are many Gullah words or pronunciations that were common amongst Black elders (years ago) who hailed from other Southern states.

[@13579hee]

Exactly. Tbh people act as if Gullah is 100% different from Black American when really its not

[@13579hee]

@jaylovebank84 exactly. Lately Ive been getting the vibe that they think they are different from us. Ive watched videos of people using "Gullah geechee words" and they just end up being english words with an altered pronunciation 🤣😂 apparently some of my family comes from the Carolinas. I could find out I was "Gullah-GeeChe" tomorrow and I'd still think "they are just Black Americans with a specific accent". But, Idk they wanna act like they're different we should distance ourselves from them

[@13579hee]

@jaylovebank84 yup

[@thatgeecheechic3464]

@@13579hee ✌🏾

[@13579hee]

@@thatgeecheechic3464 ?? idk what this means lol

[@Teeituponyoutube]

geechee and proud..Savannah Ga in the house

[@barbaradavis9897]

hello hi are you

[@Teeituponyoutube]

+Barbara Davis I'm Good and you

[@thewordsmith5440]

Andrew Coleman Do Geechee weave the baskets.

[@Teeituponyoutube]

Nakupenda wewe ..I remember my great grandmother and my aunt's basket weaving, so they definitely did so..

[@kikikareema5912]

I make videos about black/African history. I made a video about African Attire in English. I also made a video about Gullah/Geechee people speaking in Spanish with English subtitles. I wanted to teach those living in Spanish speaking countries.

[@topaz171]

I'm from Rock hill SC but I do have family from Georgetown. I just have a southern accent lol but my auntie and my cousin speak this dialect and I love it! I really think Gullah/ Geechee is a beautiful culture.

[@roywilliams9089]

I live in Fort Mill born in Charleston raised in NY. Peace sister

[@EvaAnika]

I wish more of my African American people could know their subcultures, but unfortunately most of us live so close to our captors that we were kept from basic traditions. Hopefully the Geechee people will continue to preserve theirs.

[@GullahGeecheeNation]

Check out the book, "The Legacy of Ibo Landing: Gullah Roots of African American Culture" for maps and charts that display the countries and locations in West Africa.

[@katsmibrown160]

How do I get in contact with you all? I believe you are my ancestors...from my mom’s side. I think

[@DigitalIslandboy]

The Gullah clap is a "Soca beat" in the Caribbean... It is still in a lot of churches of Barbados along with the tamborines... But Barbados is increasingly influenced by Jamaican Reggae more and more. However... If you type in "St Vincent Spiritual Baptist" (as in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines). Just to the west of Barbados. The Spiritual Baptists religion are considered the most African religion in Barbados still. Their symbols are a bit different until you learn what everything stands for. Similar to crew members of a ship, each person in the church has a different role. This can be seen in their wearing of different colours based on where they are in their spiritual journey, or what their role is in the church. Also the thickness of their belts indicate the level of enlightenment in the church they're supposed to have reached... A Thanksgiving Service(Singing I'll fly away Oh Glory). kzbin.info/www/bejne/mqqQdpeIf997atk View some of the other Spiritual Baptists videos too. They use any pillar in the center of the church to represent Jesus, but invariably some parishioners still believe in other African Gods like Ogun or such and this pillar can represent them alternately.

[@tyrhondaknowles7768]

very similar to Bahamian dialect.

[@yudahel8521]

Andi Miller or they sound like y'all

[@denisemitchell8477]

+Andi Miller also in Central America many ended up in Belize and other countries. Belize was having a Gullah celebration while I was visted

[@prettyyoungthingpyt5015]

They sound exactly like Bahamiams, more so than any Caribbean island. That's incredible!!! I really hope they continue to pass on the culture to the youths..

[@martinsmith2258]

Yudah El you’re really a fucking hater. Get tf out🖕🏾🤢

[@Stylegraceandfaith]

This is beautiful... so beautiful to see how connected they are to our true heritage. Heart warming.

[@ebonyhughes333]

I’m Gullah Geechee and proud of it❤️

[@Chastidee]

Hey, Ebony.

[@luvmifro1003lovesfamily]

I had the opportunity to meet Queen Quet and you will definitely leave her presence WITH something. When she came to the arts festival, we stood for her just as we would for a judge, or president. Our culture is very rich. I'm a proud Charlestonian!

[@naturalQueeP]

My grandma’s family are Geechee from Anderson, South Carolina.

[@ericaguerrido2005]

P J mine too! This will explain why I love seafood!

[@HelloKeya]

This video makes me want to research my heritage more, significantly since my family and I were all born & raised in New Bern, NC ... close proximity to Jacksonville

[@techknologist]

but if it goes off, we know how to survive. THIS!

[@Chastidee]

100% true.

[@LindaAlexandria]

Look ya! I know who we be! Proud Gullah Geechee!

[@prettyyoungthingpyt5015]

That's how people in the islands and some parts of Africa speak. That's truly amazing...

[@ninpobudo3876]

Are you a Geeche?

[@ninpobudo3876]

@@prettyyoungthingpyt5015 Black Americans might get jealous if you have your own culture

[@reshawnwonfeather8339]

Our ancestors are not african geechee is not african

[@ninpobudo3876]

@@reshawnwonfeather8339 Most Geeches are purely African with some native ancestry.

[@moriyahyahoudi8339]

i love my culture

[@1sam-ef]

You have a Theophoric name

[@khnemura9]

I love being able to take in information directly from those who are the topic of discussion. This is beautiful, simply beautiful.

[@Prettyybougiee]

My family is Geechee. Fletty Bowers is my grandfather. Please contact me. Looking for my family.

[@dcbb6865]

These communities are all over the Americas. In Colombia there are the Palenques who speak a language that is made up of french, Portuguese spanish and and a few other African languages, in Mexica you have El Yanga named after the founder Gasper Yanga. In Brazil you have the quilombos and the Maroons of the Caribbean which speaks a similar dialect as the Gullah, it is called Kromanti originating from the Akon people. We are all family and it is important to get the DNA test to find out where we come from in Africa.

[@thatdudee5344]

im nigerian yoruba and they look just like my relatives!

[@royaljester9918]

I recognize that clapping... I'm sending love from North Carolina!

[@pundiparadox9840]

The cook sound like he's Creole, I wonder what the food taste like, Cajun? Interesting about clapping. We are known to clap in unique patterns from the U.S to the Caribbean and back to Africa. It's such a shame the culture gets infiltrated and eventually lost.

[@badjubain1874]

That was black Indians I believe from the Bahamas also still talk alike

[@sharaj2774]

Omg this gave me chills

[@Dallas3212]

Why did it give you chills Shara?

[@sharaj2774]

Because we in The Bahamas speak very similar to this. You just never truly know your history.

[@Inkdraft]

Why are the Gullah people losing their land? Don't lose your lands! My people were starved out of their land, beaten for speaking their native language, and burned out of their homes. Keep your land and your culture!

[@roscoehall2290]

some of that stuff sounds a lot like Louisiana -

[@thefayyazis]

+Roscoe Hall It sure does. It is not a widely known fact, but the majority of the people that settled Louisiana came from South Carolina (except for New Orleans which is unique in history). If you google it, a recent study shows that the number 1 place for a white person to have the largest amount of African genes is South Carolina, the #2 place is Louisiana. It is very interesting article. I think there is much more to the ethnic history of the Carolinas than we still know.

[@stashar.4535]

My grandma was born and raised in Arkansas and she use to say some of the words they use as well as believe in some of the things they believe in.

[@IslenoGutierrez]

Fayyazi Fayyazi Interesting hypothesis about South Carolina and Louisiana, but I’m afraid that it’s a long stretch of the imagination. I’m a Louisianian and I can surely say the majority of people that settled Louisiana are different in different parts of Louisiana. In South Louisiana, most of the people came from French Canada, France and Spain for the whites, with smaller amounts of Italians, Irish and Germans and the blacks were mainly from French and Spanish plantations, so spoke either a French or Spanish tongue or the patois, and those in North Louisiana had some of the same, but they took on large amounts from the rest of the south, so many southern states and the whites and blacks have more of the Anglo European-African mixed culture of the rest of the south. That was way back in the day. Now they all mix and move around, but there are still differences in both regions similar to their original populations.

[@deevahlyshus]

Da Boot facts! My grandma was Geechee and Cherokee ; grandpa Shawnee and Laotian... something like that 🤔

[@martinsmith2258]

Da Boot yeah that’s mostly likely because the black people in SC and Louisiana come from many of the same places in Africa and developed similar creole/bridge languages when we came in contact with white folks. I know a lot of us came from present day Angola as mentioned in the video, as well as the areas known as Congo and Dem, Rep. of Congo, Senegal/Gambia, Sierra Leone, Igbo tribe of Nigeria and plenty of other places to a slightly lesser extent like Ghana and Cameroon. We just developed these “pidgin” languages to keep alive the great cultures we have today. And SC and New Orleans were 2 of the VERY few places where we were able to continue many traditions and be our African selves

[@afrosoul1369]

I love my people Peace&light&Blessings 2019

[@bostonbobby4080]

My Nanny is from Jacksonville and has the same accent. Time to start asking questions.

[@blackfeatures1456]

Yes , I see a lot of smalls in this video . A lot of smalls are in South Carolina . I'm a smalls and I am also Gullah Geechee . I hope we can keep our culture and people alive

[@Chastidee]

🙏🏾

[@1muhammad100]

As-Salaamu Alaikum! We need to drop our Colonial Slave Names! Official #GetOutYourColonialSlaveNames2023Campaign! We are looking for 100 Percent Compliance by the Year 2030

[@Teeituponyoutube]

geechee and proud..Savannah Ga in the house

[@moriyahyahoudi8339]

the queen wears the egyptian cross....they can't say there is no connection between north africans and the rest of the african continent especially west africa. no one knew about the other slave trade that was going on during the atlantic slave trade.

[@candygurl0728]

I have one on my body,wearing one is a matter of choice.

[@moriyahyahoudi8339]

+zena moon it shows a direct connection. people always disses africa by these off the wall comments. thats okay. people always loves to snuff blacks culture

[@gogogetter]

I know that many of my family is Gullah/geechee but I sadly haven't gotten the chance to get to know of them or my true culture, thank you so much for uploading this

[@TheJVelez]

QUEEN QUET! Hey Darling! I ADORE you! We've met at a few Gullah fests. (My sister married a Benya named Ed Mack Jr. She was a cumya from Columbia. My other sister married a Benya named Venice Miller, and she never lived there, but they just had their 31st anniversary.) I'm Jenni, who was only a VISITya! Hahahaha!!! But because of my two sisters, I know you and your work WELL! Muah! Keep doing what you do, for you are CHOSEN!

[@user-dh6yv9uo4k]

black people are indigenous people ♥️

[@Lisa_Evers]

Ever since I saw the movie "Daughters of the Dust" by Julie Dash, I have wanted to learn more about Gullah culture. Can you tell me...if I wanted to make a trip down to SC to immerse myself in the culture, meet some Gullah descendants, have some food, good to a church, etc., what exact islands/towns would you recommend, where to stay, what restaurants/cafes to check out? (BTW, I'm not the kind of person who likes 'sanitized' tours for the masses....I want the real deal...I don't mind being adventurous and travelling around on my own as for me, that's how you get a real experience...by interacting with regular folk in impromptu ways...and not via pre-planned 'visits' or packaged tours on a bus with a tour guide, etc.) Thanks!!

[@aliciabilton1892]

Lisa, I am a Charleston native and staying in Downtown Charleston and venturing over to John and James Island is always a great way to experience the culture. Charleston also makes for a great destination in general. Happy travels

[@Lisa_Evers]

Anna Smart Thanks Anna. I've been to Charleston and did really like it. Next time I'll be sure to explore the islands...

[@AmerIndianWarrior]

I saw Daughters of the Dust and that is when I became aware of the Gullah/Geechee ppl.

[@tunjilegba]

You people remind me of the Caribbean mixed African cultures

[@elkabong2k]

Absolutely. Both groups have a lot in common.

[@AmerIndianWarrior]

Yes they do Tunji Legend similar to how we speak in the Caribbean/West Indies. I would like to know is did some Gullahs make their way to the Caribbean islands too?

[@marcmclemore871]

***** yes they did especially to bahamas,virgin island,barbados, and most msny others. Alot of gullah people have traced their roots to from the caribbean to africa

[@AmerIndianWarrior]

Marcquise Mclemore I've heard of the Bahamas but not the Virgin Islands and the other islands far beyond.

[@marcmclemore871]

***** barbados virgin islands and bahamas. The lady in this video came to school and told us about it.

[@EbonyGirlSpeaks]

yes keep this culture for those of us who want to know more about it. I know I do and I am going to look for more about the traditions of the Geechee Nation.

[@universalgodproductions]

Geechee what if I told you all your Ancestors was always in this land Turtle Island and that the Atlantic slave trade was in reverse no disrespect unto you brothers and sisters

[@gullahgeechee2699]

John Kimber we from dis land we are da indians who got slaughtered and whites brought diseases ya.It’s facts my parents been told me dis.On james island we had 11 plantations and dey werk fa da white man.DIS OUR LAND

[@jasminepearls1047]

What if I told you you are lost. There is too much evidence linguistically and culturally. How are they singing mende funeral songs and counting in fulani?

[@hemigod2]

I am proud Of my Gullahs

[@MissEricaBarnes]

Geechees in Jacksonville, Fl comment below. Let's connect

[@TehDefilerS]

i am a real geechee from SC, we were made fun of back in those days, y dont you talk about that. I also hear that NY accent on your tongue.. it's nice to retain a heritance, but not nice to borrow anothers.. geechee were never ever slaves.. tell the truth

[@YahSedQanu]

You're a verified fraud. Geechee is a mixture of several african languages and was spoken between Africans. All Africans were brought to Amurderka to slave. You're doing typical stealing history and identity. Tapi moffo Bakra.

[@TehDefilerS]

YahSedQanu you tread on very dangerous waters when confronting a geechee with false acuzations..we were and are the rootworkers of all time. from this moment may our ancestors swarm on your ignorant azz like a hive and cause your destiny to be forever changed 4you and your offsprings with no mercy. remember this

[@spainyo]

'eL KAI My grandmother is from Mississippi and she speaks this way. Every African American spoke this way at some point. Who made fun of yall? other blacks or whites?

[@blackfeatures1456]

Please do not take my culture and identity and say your a Gullah Geechee . Your a fraud .

[@TehDefilerS]

+Black Features ..show your ugly face, it is 3am in the morning and you come up with this shit. i ought to zap you right now. just stay the fuck away from me. eye am geeche

[@coffiee2sweet]

Not all gullah/geechie people are from continent of Africa, some already was here in America.

[@Chastidee]

Yeah, I once heard that all the black skinned people just eventually mixed so it was hard (for the whites) to know who was who. But some were slaves, brought from Africa, and some were natives.

[@Lakechalakin]

“.... we still know how to survive “ 💚

[@kiawilliams5541]

Right! I heard that too and it's so true!

[@KriyaBotanicals]

Born and raised in Charleston. And that last statement is so true 😉😆

[@Maley1242]

Sounds just like Bahamians to me. I’ve learnt that Bahamians were migrated from South Carolina

[@prettyyoungthingpyt5015]

Sounds a lot like some parts of the Jamaican patois dialect too. It's a small, small world indeed.

[@ausgepicht]

A rich and interesting aspect of African and American history! Thanks for sharing!

[@wavgodmusic2656]

ausgepicht not African American Sir More Like Aboriginal

[@trayquanwilliams9991]

@@wavgodmusic2656 facts we were already here

[@supervirtuouswoman]

Queen Quet is the most beautiful woman that I have ever laid eyes on, she is Auset, Cleopatra, Queen Tyre and Hasheptsut all in one with her beauty. I play this video over and over to capture how beautiful my sister is and imagine living in the times of King Tut.

[@JLDReactions]

Very interesting. Don't hear too much about the Gullah.

[@gullahslim3137]

Joshua Leonardo u might be gullah

[@JLDReactions]

Gullah Slim Well, I'm from Louisiana with some Haitian and Louisiana Creole roots so it's quite possible. Kind of similar. I'm African descent so in that way, yes, I am Gullah being our roots in West Africa are probably the same.

[@thewordsmith5440]

Joshua Leonardo Some Gullah moved to Lousiana But Lousiana is more of Benin heritage specifically the Fon people.

[@JLDReactions]

@@thewordsmith5440 Hello. This is four years late but the earliest enslaved people were brought here from the Senegambia and later, Nigeria and Benin consisting mostly of Yoruba/Fon.

[@knuckles0519]

@@JLDReactions do you know where slaves from Mississippi came from?

[@DigitalIslandboy]

LOVE IT!!!!!!! I can hear it just like de Barbados twang still.... One love to allyuh!!! I glad allyuh get thru and keep de culture alive..

[@sonicreef8134]

Wow! Once again, Queen Quet, you have opened my eye's and ears. Thank you for explaining to me how to understand this language and how it became to be. Another lost history with in American history , I never knew about. All the different tribes of Africans that were here, in school they never mentioned tribes, Just Africans. So many lives changed families as well, It should of never came to be, Thank you again, Happy New Year.

[@locosinjuicio]

The Name of Angola is a Derivation of the portuguese Word "A terra do N´gola" what means "the Land of N´gola" " A N´Gola" means "The N´gola" N´gola was just the King of the Lands of Kabinda of today. ;) So probably it was the People of the N´gola "Kngs Men" wich gave the Name to the Gullah of today

[@YahSedQanu]

wow, this is nice for education and edification. thank you for passing on the light.

[@rabar537]

It's Mangolian

[@reginaldbrown-taylor1202]

Thomas Karwath Gullah could also come from Gola, an area in Sierra Leone where they also come from. This same area is also inhabited by the Mendes and Kissi or Geezee, which Geechee could come from. The majority of Gullah African words have their roots in Mende.

[@Inkdraft]

Thanks for your comment.

[@akakaskie]

@@reginaldbrown-taylor1202 that’s incorrect Gullah actually came from Angola not Sierra Leon

[@GS-uc9yl]

I grew up in in Brunswick, GA, which is right along the southeast coast. We have a lot of Gullah Geechee back home. Also, my dad’s ancestors trace back to Charleston, SC. I guess I’m considered a Gullah Geechee descendant. A lot of the language sounds familiar to me. They use words that I remember hearing my grandparents speaking. My grandma use to tell us girls all the time to stop being oomanish. Lol.

[@jasminepearls1047]

There is a video on the Gullah Language.

[@thundermind4241]

I truly enjoy these videos! :)

[@briles53]

my mom is from Mississippi and my father is from Ga.. am i Gullah also.. please help me with this matter..

[@CleanMusicLover229]

What city in GA is your father from?

[@spainyo]

Billy Riles My people from MS speak exactly this way.

[@spainyo]

***** YES! I agree. according to my grandmother all African Americans spoke this way before assimilation. 60% of african slaves in the US came thru the Carolinas. but we weren't isolated like the Gullahs who were left to themselves on islands. It allowed them to preserve more of their culture, for the rest of us ours was lost.

[@chuckbrooks2271]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/nWq0o5mLjamlgNE LOOK FOR SOME OF YA ROOTS IN BARBADOS ALSO. RESEARCH YOUR HISTORY

[@tanakiarichardson9089]

@Billy Riles I'm from MS my grandparents spoke geechee.

[@katsmibrown160]

How do I get in contact with them? I think they could be apart of my ancestors..like the queen and my mom look like twins..almost

[@theblackilluminati2025]

2:50 There were “ galla “ immigrating from East Africa and west Europe too

[@cookiebaby27]

Rip My Grandfather had all the qualities of the Gullah-Geechee Nation. Power to the People!

[@annettemcilwain4652]

🤗SOOOOO AWESOME & LUV TOO HEAR MY PPL TALK!!!👈

[@nouku24]

Thankbyou for sharing this I miss going to Charleston my paternal family is from SC they are also Native American and African I love geechy talk I remember my grandma teach me some talk but I was afraid to speak it because I was made fun of I was called retarded...smh, thank you for sharing this video I love.it

[@annmaxwell162]

Such much of the culture, the dialect and even the clap is very similar to my Barbadian heritage.

[@conceptking7512]

I support my people i heard. About whats going about your land and im not to please whats going on because i to want the land to stay within family

[@kionnapayne3020]

Yes yes yes!!!! Confirmation for me. Ive heard this language as a child. We Geeche and charcoal indian per my great aunt and great granny which thick sounthern accent Probably was trying to say choctaw indian. Mississippi, louisiana and arkansas areas were where my momma ancestors came from.

[@erickr.batista6400]

What is that music in the background?

[@IMunoz_momentum]

I'm going to sleep tonight with more knowledge....

[@roadrunner9560]

I Munoz me as well

[@Sabreeus]

Very informative video I truly enjoyed it! Thank you for sharing Peace and Love!

[@CarefreeMaya]

The third lady speaking looks like one of my moms sisters. We're probably related lol.

[@cbenji07]

I believe there is a connection between the Guale (original inhabitants of that region) and the Gullah. Btw my great great grandfather was born in South Carolina.

[@shamrockmeg]

Very interesting video and very beautiful & articulate leader in the video. Loved this.

[@marvalwhite1164]

Well not everybody speaks the language of oppression (English)

[@2daylove1another]

My grandmother and most of my family around that generation spoke PURE gullah geechee krio, nice to see the language is still spoken and taught.

[@chuckbrooks2271]

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[@rzrbckredblood]

Only ever knew by dad's dad as "Grandpa Geechee" and learned WAY later that it had any meaning. I'm kinda pissed about it, but spending a good deal of time these days trying to figure it all out.

[@jakeztar1942]

Smh Ogeechee river is in Georgia these are Indians not Africans

[@razheer100]

This woman has a look to her that she could make the stars fall from the sky or oceans stand still on her command!

[@timothyknights303]

Beautiful!

[@pepperatstate]

My father was from Santee SC. This really reminds me of my childhood and visits to my Aunt Looksee’s house in Santee ❤️

[@cordariusrichards683]

Louise ward .?? Dated a man name Ben ward. Any information would help

[@Chastidee]

You can search the US Census. I found information on my paternal grandparents there.

[@7717angela]

Geechee also migrated to a small area in Alabama near the Gulf Coast. My grandparents were born there and we have alot of land down there. Her siblings great grandkids still live on the land and in the house my grandmother's brother built for their mom. They speak an extremely broken English type dialect and its spoken very very fast. Growing up my friends use to make fun of the way I spoke so I started to slow my speech and enunciate my words. My grandma, a few of my aunts, including my mother n uncles still speak it. My brother do as well. When my friends are around now they look puzzled and ask...what the heck are they saying... when i tell them they wonder how I got that out of what they said. They eat alot of rice, almost every course. My grandma was born when her mom was in her mid 50's so her siblings kids were raised with her. Since her grandparents were Cherokee n White her siblings were very fair complected with silky hair they were able to get good jobs which allowed them to purchase lots of land.

[@jasminepearls1047]

I wish you could record them speaking even if its just audio and post it.

[@Tejah]

There are so many interesting cultures and people to learn from in the USA. It is easy to forget the different ingredients that went into this great melting pot.

[@PDro11]

Just started to do more research on this part of the diaspora. I'm enjoying this. That hand clap pattern the lady mentioned is common in West and Central Africa and plays a big part in Caribbean music, namely that of Cuba and Haiti. I love that we share these things.

[@akakaskie]

Mostly is central Africa Angola 🇦🇴 and Congo 🇨🇩

[@deevahlyshus]

RIH Leola Jackson Young

[@CarefreeMaya]

My family speaks Gullah, and I miss eating shark, Oh my gosh!!!

[@brandongibson528]

Im from Charleston and I love this lady so much. It saddens me and makes me shamed of how little of our own people teally know this truth. Geechieboi!!

[@alliranch]

So proud! This is beautiful.

[@RA1N1TO]

One thing people don't understand us bahamian are also gulla geeche people because the first slave where gulla geeche from gorgia and NC that was brought in big number in bahamas so we are them but they are not bahamian they are native to they Land

[@leestill4530]

The best

[@KingBlackSoul]

My Grandfather was Geechee...so I'm Geechee 😍...I wonder what tribe in West Africa I'm from.

[@SupremeBapeTV]

BlackSoulent we are a combination of all West Africans tribes and some Central African tribes

[@jasminepearls1047]

@BlackSoulent Gullahs and Geechees are variouses mixes of the Kissi Vai, Temne and Mende in Sierra Leon. Ga in Ghana. Kikongo in Angola. Mandinka and Wolofs and Fulanis in Senegal and Gambia. And Igbo in Nigeria.

[@kelliec1882]

fascinating I love other cultures and I love that you are keeping Traditions alive and also teaching and sharing. too many Traditions have been lost!

[@apriljones5869]

This was amazing thank you for sharing and keeping the culture alive!

[@mzc9093]

Queen Quet,...thank you for explaining to the public how the word "ANGOLA" was truncated off to "Gola", and then became mispronounced by the "bukra" at the auction block to eventually become known as "Gullah". I already knew that from years of research, & I have written a book about the culture. *********** I hope that you will PLEASE ask the Federal government to grant the Sea Islands the special status as a TAX-FREE "landmark-reservation",... the SAME as was granted to the Native American-Indians following their terrible maltreatment ordeal. ********** You are doing a GREAT job, and are truly a "Queen".

[@akakaskie]

Yes that’s right

[@brivvy]

Gullah geechee til I leave this earth. Love my culture, love Queen Quet and our beautiful women. Alltwo dem ooman done fuh smaaat. Yes suhhh

[@Lizzi1986]

my moms side of the family is from South Carolina!! I really want to do family research

[@lisavice7253]

Gullah..Angola❤ thank you! 🥰 I learned something new

[@latashaross7115]

They sound just like Caribbean folks

[@denisemitchell8477]

many fled to the Caribbean and Central.America also

[@jasminepearls1047]

@@denisemitchell8477 Thats not why thats how most blacks in America would speak if they didnt have white masters. The sea islands were isolated.