THE MAROONS EXIST IN JAMAICA UNDER THEIR OWN LAW ft. Chief Richard Currie

This is episode 1 of a multiple part series about the Maroons, an indigenous sovereign group of people in Jamaica. They form a separate jurisdiction from Jamaica even though they share land mass with Jamaica. They are considered "free people" and don't conform to the rules of Jamaica. Keep watching to learn more from their leader, Chief Richard Currie.
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[@Rochielin]

Thanks for watching Fam, click here to watch Part 2 kzbin.info/www/bejne/jnXLiaSbasZ5ptE

[@tazzsparta4534]

Can I send money to help

[@splol4130]

How do I contact someone in the community I would love to go visit learn more hopefully have a vacation home in the town. Support the community in whatever way I can

[@braceface_joselyn45boyt5]

This month of October is Rochelin Marathon month,please share,show her much love and lets marathon her channel to the next level

[@Rochielin]

Thank you sooo much .😁😁😁 let’s goooo!

[@omarwhyte5356]

Good conversation Rochielin! Continue to display Jamaica in a great way. 🇯🇲 🇨🇦

[@shoshaunalaw3452]

My grandmother was of the Maroons. I've been there once when I was living in Mandeville❤️

[@KARMAMUSICLLC]

This series will definitely go viral! Keep doing what you do sis! ❤️💯

[@Rochielin]

Thanks love! 🤞

[@nervellarobinson5926]

Welcome back it's been a while thanks for the general knowledge on the maroons, very interesting.

[@shanebrown498]

I would watch part 2 right now, a swear

[@Rochielin]

Soon lol

[@kaydeonboyt1421]

Had to subcribe

[@gasixteenb11]

So I'm like glued on the channel. Yuh dun know ain't.

[@gasixteenb11]

Aye Rochielin show Mommylin what to click so when you stick she can upload or go live nah. We want more people drowning in the radio stories.

[@oneknock5796]

It drop

[@marvinsamuels1237]

What a great video. The Chief is so articulate and has some great plans for people. I had heard of Cockpit Country, but never realised it was an autonomous state. So interesting. Keep up the good work Rochielin.

[@thereselewis7308]

Hey Roch, this was some very good information , thanks for sharing, love the video👍💯.

[@shoshannanina5359]

That place is beautiful

[@CS-dn8rd]

Yes! And it look so peaceful

[@deborahdavidson9511]

❤I am so impressed with what the chief is saying. Glad I found this video. I will be watching the series.

[@brandnewscw8158]

It’s so beautiful there I’m tired of these buildings In America

[@vivettewalker9802]

Beautiful Place,Awesome Interview

[@Rochielin]

Thanks for watching love

[@monasteel8805]

Beautiful content

[@richardbromfield3336]

You have become such a good journalist. Very proud of you

[@kareemahmitchell627]

This is gonna be very informative for my future social studies classes

[@Eatwithdunks]

Always doing good work rochielin 💜

[@lavernsmith6596]

Love this!! Thank you for the highlight.

[@TrucklifeJamaica876]

Great Video and very Informative... Thanks to Chief Currie and Rochielin for the knowledge... 👍👍💯💯🇯🇲🇯🇲🇯🇲🇯🇲

[@princessricky9962]

love to see it thank you roch this will help me with history class

[@dumewright]

So informative and absolutely fascinating. I wish Chief Currie much success in all his endeavors. Thank you Rochielin for bringing this to us.

[@Rochielin]

Thanks for watching 😁😁

[@Shenell.D]

The content I love to see! It's very interesting 🤔 🤩❤

[@tonnycabborno4564]

Your doing a great job queen

[@braceface_joselyn45boyt5]

Love this so much,love you nanny of the maroons

[@shalomcameroon6245]

Thanks Princess Rochielin loving this video 🇯🇲❤🇸🇳

[@maxinejohnson5569]

Very informalive, Looking forward to the other episodes familin

[@shoshannanina5359]

I have being waiting on this.

[@Rochielin]

Awesome!!!!!

[@vincentmattocks2714]

God Bless you Hi Love it

[@sandradey7717]

Quite informative!

[@flavazworld6637]

Flava checking in sis big up. Wow always wanted to go but now you make me want to visit more 💯🇯🇲🇯🇲🇯🇲

[@Rochielin]

You definitely should

[@lionness_simsima5941]

Wow wow great sharing BiG thanks for this video

[@natalee3230]

Part 2 was recommended to me but let me watch one first

[@devond2083]

Great insight into the Maroons......Well done....waiting for Part(3)

[@theawakenedone3420]

My grandfather on my dad's side was from there. I know that I am Igbo because that's what he told my aunts.

[@inspirestrength505]

Informative enjoy this and great questions to the chief so that we can understand a piece of our history. xoxo

[@hortenseclarke2589]

I would watch these videos all day. The scenery is just breathtaking. Very inspiring!

[@rosainjaDiamond]

Wow. learning a lot. can't for the next one

[@Rochielin]

Thanks for watching love

[@tracywadley6703]

Very interesting learning so much thank you

[@conceptofthemind5877]

Great video.... you read my mind on this one Still would love that collaboration or interview

[@sandratabron900]

Love this history 💝💝💝💕💕💕💕

[@Miss-Sunshines9431]

Thank you for another interesting and amazing discussion with chief Richard Currie. Information is vital yet powerful and communicates a wider world continues to open up mind. Appreciate bringing an updated version and the new and how the community works. Nuff respect lady! 💯🆙🆙👏💃🏾👀😇💐

[@shanebrown498]

Let's go Let's go let's go Let's go let's goooo

[@Hfh415]

🙏 these videos are so important! Girl... you know what you doing for your people. It is past time these folks are accepted and their sovereignty respected! Much like the sovereign American tribes in America! They need to take their place in the world ! bless up ! Bless up Chief Currie I believe with your leadership your ppl can move forward in all prosperity and health! Rewriting the text books! Nanny Cuffie and Quaco plus all your forbears are dancing and singing!

[@shellywilks883]

Blessings! Lets go, lets go🥳🥳.

[@Rochielin]

Let’s goooooo!

[@shellywilks883]

@@Rochielin yes my love, we are going all the way🙌🙌. Let's goooooo!

[@shalomcameroon6245]

Princess Rochielin a love that last question you ask him,cause me want to know how it work interesting conversation

[@shoshaunalaw3452]

Love your videos. I'm in Florida. Haven't been home in over 20yrs. Keep up the good work.

[@Rochielin]

Thanks love , thanks for watching!!!

[@yopway]

Very good information.

[@Rochielin]

👏🏾👏🏾

[@derronthompson1064]

Blessings my girl

[@EdA-ij3me]

The maroons are NOT sovereign and are no more indigenous to Jamaica than any other Jamaican.

[@shanebrown498]

Ago shear this right yah now

[@blessedglasgow7548]

Gods info! 🌸☑️

[@splol4130]

By the way you are doing a wonderful job

[@KemuntoBear]

I love history this episodes is everything

[@Rochielin]

Happy you enjoyed it, thanks for watching love!

[@vinettehart5387]

The streets look so clean...

[@christopherwindross7895]

One Love ❤ ❤👍☺

[@Rochielin]

❤️❤️

[@subconsciousexpress876]

I thought he was gonna say the first thing he does when he rises is pray 🥲

[@Somewhat2c]

I'm assuming the maroons are more of a spiritual people and not the religious type

[@subconsciousexpress876]

@@Somewhat2c to achieve the benefits of spirituality one must practice & that is what creates the religion.

[@Somewhat2c]

@@subconsciousexpress876 so what's their religion?

[@subconsciousexpress876]

Okay so when i made my comment i was only highlighting that i personally expected him to say something different lol. They probably are just “spiritual” but without dedication to practice it’s challenging to tell whether or not someone is experiencing the benefits of spiritual awareness. It’s just something I’m personally learning from studying ancient mysticism.

[@niquiniquita4512]

Love your videos beautiful Rochelin! You & Wode Maya (Ghanaian KZbin) need to link up & do a video together one of these days. Keep up the great work. May Yah continue to bless & keep you ❤️

[@Rochielin]

Thank you, thanks for watching love. I would love to!

[@gasixteenb11]

Watch it 3 hours ago but only now having breakfast so taking time to commend....or comment. First out the block is a huge thank you to Rochielin and Mr Curry for another great lesson. Next is a suggestion that I'm not aware if it exist already but post Covid(forever), I would recommend building Cabanas and setting up a Tourism schedule with members of the Maroon community combined to guide the visitors etc for a package fee. If the wild pigs he mentioned in your previous video can be reared in an enclosure for commercial purposes that can be a boost from an export EC/US revenue earning possibility. Thank you, the camera person and of course Mr Richard Curry, Maroon Chief.

[@ingridb1618]

No tours unless it's a collective agreement with the ppl and Chief. Ppl want to see just go. Chief said they welcome anyone who are bringing ideas and interest in making Accompong well structured community. Keep it in the community

[@gasixteenb11]

@@ingridb1618 i suspect you missed the part where he clearly mentioned 'Bed and Breakfast accommodations ' Even showed one of the houses. You may have also missed Rochielin's previous vlog or episode visiting Mooretown, the guided educational tour to the waterfall etc. The link for the guided tours were in that episode and the contact info for the guide was also available.

[@ingridb1618]

@@gasixteenb11 I watched the other episode. I saw the rental properties. I making observations even though they do provide the tours if that's what they do. Some things should be left to the unknown. Portland maroon town do have tours but ty hey are more preserved, if I remember. I am going on bits of memory when I viewed the others.

[@gasixteenb11]

@@ingridb1618 a lot is left unknown and that's been said in all Rochielin's Maroon journeys. Chief Curry said that during the celebration on 6th January only Maroon people are part of the final procession while the visitors are left at the Kindah tree until they return. No Maroon will ever share certain rituals or other information that can compromise their identity. Please also please do not assume the Maroons don't know what they are doing. I'll share this... the system of leadership not governance is what was bought from homeland and proven to work for the interest of a community. There are no budget being provided to Chief Curry or his Colonels for management of the State of Cockpit Country and for a very long time progress has been dependant on contributions from each member along with those from persons visiting or simply giving donations through Maroon official fund programs. It's not possible for anybody to just enter the State without knowledge of the Maroons and go roaming or destroying the environment. The Maroons do have a tested security system so be assured harm will only come to a violator and that was proven. Just ask about the man who went to dig for riches. Lolll.

[@DaFireman33]

One thing wid Chief eno the man eva dripped out...

[@tazzsparta4534]

How can I send money to help them

[@EarthsMedicine]

Very interesting. I want to be a Maroon too. Do they accept outsiders?..🙂💚

[@yoshi_godsgift]

I hope they get their health center repaired soon.

[@davidbromfieldjr.234]

How do we schedule to tour??

[@dnbvideo55]

can i rent a place there to stay for some time?

[@derronthompson1064]

How could I get a video of my farm?

[@joannemcmillan3105]

So what happened to the king Is there kings and queens?👸

[@chuckj3827]

My wife loves listening to Shaggy. As a gag gift, I am giving her a picture of Shaggy with the caption "If fluffy white women were on my bucket list, you would be at the top of my list." My question is how would a Jamaican write these words?

[@Lava_splash]

Just like you did

[@rithalouis2606]

Wow. People really want to change history. Les marrons (french) are just one of the tribes from Africa brought to the Caraïbe by the colonial They are all over the mountains in Haiti and the other islands in the all Caraïbes. Please God for preserving the culture which is no differente from. the others africans tribes One of the lady dances exactly the same way as the Haitian from the mountain. Everything looks the SAME . I was choked to see the resemblance. Thanks for that.

[@princesskacian22]

🇯🇲🇯🇲🇯🇲👍👍👏👏😂😂🙏🙏🇯🇲🇯🇲🇯🇲

[@jahmekmi2165]

You guys have good chemistry

[@Hfh415]

What would he name his land and his ppl?

[@CS-dn8rd]

Is it as peaceful as it looks?

[@danielbuchanan3270]

They do indeed try to be as peaseful and calm as possible

[@jaempress4697]

Yes a complete different vibe u inna dem hills. Peace n tranquility. Love d place

[@robbynzudo1769]

Do they accept tourists?

[@tonyaheaven]

Heey! Why did you beep out the word covid?

[@franklinbrown5625]

Are they really indepdendent from Jamaica? I suggest you engage with the former chiefs two of which were members of the JCF.

[@CS-dn8rd]

Is the chief “attached”. Just curious😂😂😂

[@nicolataylor536]

Lol

[@uhuru27]

I bet you're asking for a friend

[@CS-dn8rd]

@@uhuru27 Yup🤣🤣🤣🤣. No! Not interested just curious. He is not a bad looking guy so I was just wondering 😂😂😂

[@idii5299]

Hey lol to whom, where and what. ??????????

[@theawakenedone3420]

Anything you have to "bleep" out is cause for alarm. Is that thing now a god or just a bad thing?

[@theawakenedone3420]

How is a Maroon Chief chosen?

[@AfroJamaican]

Do they have taxation powers? And can non maroons live there

[@Rochielin]

Your questions will be answered in the other episodes. Stay tuned.

[@franklinchinquee4293]

The only people who are indigenous to Jamaica are the Arawaks and Caribs. But they're no more. The Maroons have the same genetic profile as the other JA residents. There's is only one sovereignty; and that is the government of JA, whose laws reign supreme. Considering the foregoing, the Maroons can be considered a subculture with alternate norms & more's.

[@CS-dn8rd]

Well actually there is one Sovereignty and that is the Creator of this world…this universe. The government is a temporary place holder chosen to rule for now and they are doing a horrible job. So maybe it is best these people try to manage themselves the best way they can because the government isn’t doing anything much for the rest of the Jamaican population🤷🏽‍♀️.

[@sandradey7717]

I see your point.

[@shauniek]

So the treaty is a non-conforming document? It can just be disregarded?

[@franklinchinquee4293]

@@shauniek The constitution that brought forth JA independence didn't mention the Maroons' treaty, so it would appear to be inconsequential. So at this point in history, the JA government just tolerate their existence as a sort of beneficial ceremony.

[@shauniek]

@@franklinchinquee4293 I've seen clips of where the JA constitution said the laws pertaining to them remains. I think people who have their eyes on that piece of land should just leave the people alone. Jamaica should think of others ways than mining away it's environment to make capital.

[@rtee4086]

The Maroons are not an independent people Within Jamaica; that is a fallacy that they and those who don't know better says, they had a treaty with the British, which was revoked when Jamaica became an Independent Nation, they are subject to the Laws of Jamaica As Any other Citizen, they have to use a Jamaican passport like the rest of us, they have the right to Vote in elections, Send their Children to Schools Funded by the Government, there is no independent people apart from the Jamaican people.

[@uhuru27]

How can you revoke a treaty ?dumb argument .

[@DeeAnn02]

All my life I thought the Maroons were a tribe, only to find out the word Maroon is a British term for black person. They were a set of enslaved people who had had enough and fought for their freedom. I think half of who claiming to be Maroon are not even descendants of the original freedom fighters.

[@rtee4086]

@@uhuru27 The Jamaican Maroons are our Jamaican Brothers And sisters, but the truth is the Treaty that they sign with the British is Now Null and Void, it was Repeal/Revoked/ Cancelled by the British Themselves, When Jamaica became A Political Independent Country With Effect from the 6th of August 1962, The Maroons Today are Jamaicans, The Constitution of Jamaica is the Supreme Law in Jamaica, We are All one people, They are Free To Carry on Their Tradition, And they are Free to Mix and live Anywhere they Choose to in Jamaica, but They are Not An Independent Sovereign Nation within Jamaica, proof of that is There is no Such Thing As A Maroon pass-port, Like the rest of us, they are entitled to police protection, they can Vote, They are entitled to hospital Treatment, the Government of Jamaica Must provide Schools for their Children, and they are entitled As Citizens to Sharing in the General Economy, I'm not sure if they have to pay Tax Like the rest of us, Today, There is No distinction or difference Whatsoever, in the rights and Obligations As defined by The Law of Jamaica, between persons residing in the Maroon Settlements and Those of Any Other Jamaican Citizen, but this Idea That they Are a Sovereign Independent people within Jamaica, is an illusion a Fantasy. that was some one hundred to Two hundred years ago, Not Know.

[@idii5299]

Hey; u have a degree in sensibility well dun.

[@idii5299]

@@uhuru27how much so r 'nt u to use the word out of ( con ) text don't have any other way to xpress ur" frustration just asking. ??

[@river5554]

ROCHIELINE, MY STATEMENT DOES NOT REFLECT YOUR BLOGGING. HOWEVER THIS CRAZY I REFUSE TO WATCH.

[@idii5299]

I agree looking to the east.

[@richiedread123]

We have to be careful of the information we put out there. The maroons in Jamaica initially had a great and powerful history of fighting the British and getting a treaty. However in subsequent wars the British thoroughly defeated the maroons and deported many of them and forced them to install a British soldier as the head of their forces. The maroons had to get the approval of the British to appoint a captain and were little more than an unpaid militia of the British who were compelled to come and fight alongside the British were Jamaica to be invaded. They were also little more than slave capturers, who were paid very little for the return of runaway slaves. What in that makes them sovereign. At most the maroon lands are a municipality of Jamaica and we are contributing to the endangerment of Jamaica and a division of its people if we continued to push a false narrative that two sovereign people share the island, utter nonsense. Jamaica is politically on country with a varied history of great people. The early maroons were the heroes. The later maroons devolved in nothing more than slave patrols and un unpaid militia. Rochielin, I love your channel and all of your contents except this. This narrative is very dangerous to the country I think.