Ancestral Remains from Golden Rock Reburied on St. Eustatius After Nearly Six Years

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After nearly six years, the Afrikan Ancestors who were excavated from the Golden Rock Burial Ground in 2021 will be ceremonially reburied at a new location on the island, where a memorial center will be established. The location is at Princess Estate, the land behind the Old Church Cemetery near the Statia Hospitainer.     […]

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PRESS RELEASE: Alliance Calls for Relocation of the First Salute Event to The Hague

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See for recent developments: https://steustatiusafrikanburialground.org/relocate-first-salute-250-to-the-hague/   EUSTATIUS, October 13, 2026 —The St. Eustatius Afrikan Burial Ground Alliance and other concerned Afrikan descendants on St. Eustatius calls on the Dutch government to move the 250th First Salute commemoration on November 16 from St. Eustatius to The Hague.   While the event marks the 1776 recognition of

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PERSBERICHT: Bewoners van St. Eustatius willen viering ‘First Salute’ in Den Haag: “Het is niet onze geschiedenis”

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  See for recent developments: https://steustatiusafrikanburialground.org/relocate-first-salute-250-to-the-hague/   SINT EUSTATIUS, 13 oktober 2026 De St. Eustatius Afrikan Burial Ground Alliance wil dat de Nederlandse regering de 250e herdenking van de ‘First Salute’ op 16 november 2026 verplaatst van St. Eustatius naar Den Haag.   De ‘First Salute’ staat voor de historische erkenning door St. Eustatius van

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Blog by Statia Implementation Committee gives insight in 4 years of work

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On October 12, 2026 the Statia Cultural Heritage and Implementation Committee (SCHIC) launched the website “To A Dignified Reburial Of Our Ancestors“.   From the very beginning, the goal of the committee has been to work with total openness. To show exactly how they operate, they are launching a dedicated blog featuring a complete project

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Article about Statia by Jeannette Cooperman in the Common Reader

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31 August 2025    Jeannette Cooperman’s essay “How the Wreckage of Slavery Washes Upon the Shores of a Small Island” explores how the legacy of slavery persists on the small Caribbean island of St. Eustatius—known locally as Statia—and how confronting this past exposes the enduring wounds of colonialism and historical neglect.   Cooperman arrives in

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Alliance presents new Faro project proposal on October 7 in Utrecht (NL)

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UTRECHT / 7 October 2025    On Tuesday, October 7, the third and final Faro initiative day will take place at Kanaal30 in Utrecht. Here, 44 new Faro projects will be presented and discussed. This includes our own initiative Power in our Past’s Future: Fellowship in Community Empowerment through Participatory Research of Afrikan Cultural Heritage

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PRESS RELEASE: Dr. Artwell Cain’s landmark book on identity, memory, and resistance gives the St. Eustatius community a voice

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ST. EUSTATIUS / 12 May 2026 On Saturday May 23, Afrikan-centered media platform AFRO Magazine will be facilitating the ceremonial soft launching of a special print edition book by people from the Caribbean island of St. Eustatius, titled “St. Eustatius: Restoring Our Ties – The Voices of Statians Making A Difference”. The book is the

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May 25, 2025 – Webinar On The Occasion of Afrika Day

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ONLINE / 25 May 2025      With keynote speakers: Dr. Kim Williams-Pulfer, Independent Researcher Philantropic & Caribbean Studies and Associate Prof. Kimani Nehusi, Africologist Temple University. Audio Recordings available at Radio Grani with host Kenneth Donau (broadcasted Monday May 26 at 11:00 am CET).   Webinar hosts are Kenneth Cuvalay (St. Eustatius) and Samuel

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Caribbean cultural heritage central in expert meeting Cultural Heritage Agency

Faro project, Godet Afrikan Burial Ground, Golden Rock Afrikan Burial Ground, St. Eustatius, UNESCO /

AMERSFOORT / 19 May 2025    The purpose of the exchange was a feedback of recent developments and initiatives, and an open dialogue about how you can take these developments into account in your work or in contacts: what does the cultural heritage of the slavery and colonial past mean for you as a person,

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