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Copyright 2010 by Teofilo Colon Jr (a.k.a. “Tio Teo”) for Being Garifuna. All Rights Reserved. Contact Tio Teo.
February 19th 2010.
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Planet Earth — National Geographic Magazine published a profile of the Garifuna Ethnic Group in September 2001. The profile, written and photographed by Susie Post Rust included photos which provided various aspects of Garifuna Life throughout Central America.
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Each section of the National Geographic Magazine article:
1) A Tragic Journey
2) An Enduring Way of Life
3) Conflict and Continuity
4) Immersed in their Faith
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All served to showcase various aspects of Life as a Garifuna in Nueva Armenia, Honduras; Dangriga, Belize; Tegucigalpa, Honduras and Barranco, Belize.
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Mr. Roy Cayetano, who was President of The National Garifuna Council of Belize at the time, was quoted about the challenges of remaining self-sufficient with a subsistence lifestyle along with protecting the Garifuna Language.
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Honduran Garifuna Activist and Leader, Mr. Celeo Alvarez Casildo was quoted about the issue of Garifuna Land Rights in the face of Tourist Development.
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