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Sunday, 01 November 2009 22:09 |
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The Kaffirs Of Sri Lanka: Video Documentary
Historians say that the Kaffirs of Sri Lanka started arriving from the eastern shores of Africa in the 1500s with the Portuguese, and later in more waves with the different colonizers of Sri Lanka.
'Kaffir culture' is a video portrait of one such community of Kaffirs and the struggle to keep their culture alive in the face of falling numbers.
Written and produced by Kannan Arunasalam.
Music by Ceylon Kaffir Manja. A CD of the group's first concert produced by Jesse Hardman is available to buy from the Barefoot Cafe, Colombo. I understand that the proceeds will go back to the community.
This video first appeared on the citizen journalism initiative groundviews: groundviews.org/2009/10/27/an-african-connection-kaffir-culture-in-sri-lanka/
The story for the video stems largely from my piece 'Disappearing People', produced for The State We're In, Radio Netherlands and broadcast on 18 July 2009, rnw.nl/english/radioshow/protecting-your-property-pirates
Special thanks to Sweta Velpillay, Nethra Samarawickrema, Leah Worthington and Greg Kelly (Radio Netherlands).
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On This Day in Indigenous History
Wednesday, 01 September 1858
The Battle of Four Lakes
On This Day: In 1858 over 500 Coeur d'Alene people fought Colonel George H. Wright and 600 soldiers at the Battle of Four Lakes near present-day Spokane, Washington. Wright attacked and drove off the Indians inflicting heavy losses while reportedly not losing a single soldier due to the long range (500+ yards) of the new Springfield Model 1855 Rifle-Musket vs. the short range (50-100 yards) of the Indian's smoothbores. Over 60 Coeur d'Alene warriors lost their life protecting their people and land.
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