Garifuna literature refers to the written word and text produced by Garifuna people. Garifuna literature crosses a range of genres including short stories, Plays, Novels, Non-fiction, including essays and opinions, Poetry, biography, memoir, Community and oral histories and Children’s books.
Knowledge, history, and other cultural information has been orally transmitted through many Garifuna generations. Now, Garifuna literature has an important place in the transmission of Garifuna culture.
Some of the reasons Garifuna writers put pen to paper include facilitating ongoing transmission of information, providing reading materials for Garifuna readers, recording community histories, recording oral histories/life stories, community ownership of stories, cultural reclamation and maintenance, language reclamation and maintenance, entertainment, as a form of personal and community healing (e.g. stories of the Stolen Generation), providing an authentic voice in Australian literature and the literary scene, educating the broader community about Garifuna issues, educating Garifuna communities on local and national and global Garifuna issues.
Alfonso and his cousin Marco can’t hide their excitement, or their huge smiles, as they take the long elevator ride down to the first floor of their apartment building! After waiting for weeks, their new tricycles have finally arrived!
What better way for the boys to try out their new trikes than a race to the park? Who will make it to the turboslide first? Will the winner be Alfonso, speeding through the neighborhood on his red tricycle, or Marco pedaling his blue tricycle with all his might? It’s a tight race, and a few obstacles along the way keep things even more exciting. Watch out for that cat!
Calling all kids who love a little competition and a lot of adventure! Join Alfonso and Marco as they pedal their way through their New York City, Washington Heights Community exploring all of their favorite places, and find out who will be the ultimate tricycle race champion!
On your mark! Get set! Go!
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Ana and David are traveling to their grandparents' village in Central America for the first time. During their visit they discover and connect with their amazing Garifuna cultural heritage and munch more!
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This book explores the interrelationships among Garifuna history, identity, cultural heritage, lineage, genealogy, and DNA in deciphering the Garifuna’s distant past.
It documents the importance of unique historical events, in the genetic evolution of the Garifuna people, a mixture between Amerindians (Arawak and Kalinago) and West Africans, defined in terms of common ancestry (“Yurumein” as homeland), a distinctive history, and a broad set of cultural symbols (Language, spirituality, Garifunaduáü, music, and collective landholding), held to capture much of the essence of their peoplehood and identity.
Modern genetic science has offered a window into deciphering the Garifuna’s distant past. Reading this book will help you understand and analyze your DNA test results.
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In this empowering, and compelling memoir, the son of a Garifuna father and a Mestizo mother, grew up in Honduras, struggling as a child to reconcile social perceptions of his multiracial and ethnic heritage. The struggle led him on a quest for racial, ancestral, ethnic, and cultural identity.
In this memoir, activist José Francisco Ávila, draws on his own family history and lineage, to interweave his own childhood experiences with more than 500 years of history to analyze the impact racial mixing had on his maternal family.
Learning the history of his Garifuna Ancestors, changed his perception of himself, he embraced his identity with dignity and started celebrating who he is and where he came from.
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My Spiritual Journey
Experiencing a relationship with our Ancestors is a blessing and a privilege. I feel compelled to share my story and personal journey concerning relationships and encounters I have had with my Ancestors— our vivid interactions, their words of wisdom, inspiration, guidance, tough love, protection, and so much more. This book presents my recollections of actual encounters, whether visions, dreams, thoughts or various other mediums through which my Ancestors choose to communicate. I hope you will enjoy reading this book as much as have I enjoyed telling my story. My Spiritual Journey, A Symbiotic Relationship with my Ancestors has manifested!
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Garifuna Mother Tongue and Over Fifty Famous Garinagu:
Over 500 Words, Sayings, Commands, and Emotions . This book is like a “Student’s Companion” for Garifuna language.The second section of the book is a compilation of Garinagu who have made valuable contributions in their field, job, community, or country. Those who are successful and proud of being Garifuna were also the ones that I selected. Many of them were firsts or trailblazers in their field such as: The first Roman Catholic Garifuna bishop, the first Garifuna senator, the first Garifuna mayor, the first female, and Garifuna acting chief magistrate, etc. They have inspired countless others with their accomplishments, and they need to be acknowledged and thanked.
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When I Grow Up
Children are used to being asked what they’ll do and be when they grow up, the question encouraged a six-year-old child to explore his own aspirations for the future and the endless possibilities. This book aims to inspire children to dream big and remind them that they have many other fun, exciting, and important activities to do first.Each of the vibrant and colorful illustrations were created using acrylic paint on gallery graded canvas.Written in engaging and evocative language, When I grow up is an empowering story, easy read, and suitable for all reading levels.
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Learn Garifuna Now!
Easy to Read Vocabulary, and Phrases to Help You Learn Basic Conversational Skills in GarifunaLuz F. Soliz-Ramos became motivated to create Learn Garifuna Now! when she realized that many Garifuna people, especially the youngsters are not speaking language.
The book and its accompanying audio version were created with a fun and easy to follow approach. This will help beginners, intermediate speakers, and all people who want how to jumpstart their ability to speak the Garifuna language in real, everyday conversations!
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