Out of many, come One – Jamaica : “Mark Rowe Story”
Out of many, come One – Jamaica : “Mark Rowe Story”
The Maroon Connection -Mark Rowe- A blood descendant of the nanny of the Maroons. The Maroons are a people that are descendants of African slaves. They were brought from Africa to the Americas and to the islands of the Indian ocean. They escaped slavery and formed their own settlements on the islands now known as Jamaica. The British had a treaty with the Maroons, because each time a slave; would escape. The Maroons would rescue their own and kill the king’s British soldiers. The Maroons, differentiate from the Muurs by; they were people stolen from tribes in Africa.
Growing up in a Jamaican family- Mark remembers, religion was the bible (Christianity). They believed that Jesus was a prophet. There were kings and queens. There was Marcus Garvey and H.I.M – Haile Selassie I “Negusa Nagast – King of Kings’ ‘. There was Rastafari, a way of life, of the royalties of Jamaica. A story of third world life and the arrogating of the powers of the old world.
The Jewish Connection- My mother’s grandmother came to Wales from Poland, she came to escape the war that was happening and the jews that were being persecuted there at the time. She met my grandfather who served in the army and fought in D Day and in Africa, fighting against Hitler and Mussolini.
The Welsh Connection – Mark Rowe – London, UK in England before the Vikings came and looted the British Isles. The cities and towns were unmaintained. People were living in small farm communities. After the first Roman invasion in 55 BC and after the fall of the roman empire the British isles fell into numerous hands like the Celts.
The first invasion took place in 400 BC when Celts armed with iron weapons conquered Kent and much of Southern England. They spread north and imposed their language on the natives. The Celts were ancient people who lived in Central and Western Europe and moved to the British Isles during the Iron Age.
Anglo-Saxons were the people that inhabited the UK after the Romans left. Along with the Jutes, and Frisians. In 577 AD was a critical time for the Anglo-Saxon. In that year they were in the battle of Deorham establishing Anglo-Saxon rule. Scotland and Wales were conquered by the Vikings who were of Germanic descent.
When the Vikings first invaded the British Isles in AD 793. Then in 1066; they raided Britain again, and this time they stole items that were profitable.
“My mom is Jewish her father is Welsh. The Welsh have a tradition, which is rich in cultural heritage. Before England was called England, it was called the British Isles”
“My mother is Jewish and her grandmother was from Krakow in Poland. My mother’s father was Welsh and served in the second world war where he gained a number of medals. The Welsh have a tradition that is rich in British heritage. My fathers mother was an indigenous Indian known as the Arawak, or Taino Indians. My grandfather was a descendant of Nanny of the Maroons – Nanny was a queen in Ghana when she was taken captive by Captain Rowe”.
The Welsh themselves went by the name Cymry, which means “compatriots”, and named their country Cymru, which is thought to have meant “Land of the Compatriots” in Old Welsh; this was in reference to their awareness that they were the original countrymen of Wales, and indeed Britain by virtue of their ancestors, the Brythoniaid” – Mark Rowe
Moving like nomads is how the people moved through different countries. Inducing indigenous genocide. Not thinking about what they did to others, just seeing what they could gain, example the original people of Australia and how the genocide towards aboriginals, especially males.
They targeted males so they could qualm any threat of an uprising, Then the European bred with the aboriginal women and created their own offspring that not only could have claim to the land legitimately, but also have the dna and genetics to survive the harshness of Australia at that time. Taking the people’s land around the world was what the Europeans did very well. Along with the Spaniards and so many other nations at that time, but that’s just how life was in the old world.
The Arawak/Taino/Indigenous Connection – Mark Rowe- is a blood descendant of The original inhabitants of Jamaica who are believed to be the Arawaks, also called Tainos. They came from South America 2,500 years ago and named the island Xaymaca, which meant “and of wood and water”. The Arawaks were a mild and simple people by nature.
The Grand Canyon is Home for the Havasupai (Yuman) Indian Tribe, in Arizona. A long time ago, Rita Marley , Bob Marley’s family visited the Havasupai Village. A long time ago, the Navajo, Hopi, Paiute and Hualapai people lived in the Canyon. These tribes still visit their ancestors by river rafting trips. The rocks in the canyon give evidence of the world’s endings. When you’re in the canyon look up and you will see the air. That’s how the world ended with Covid, The Fourth World – The River, is present day life, Ma’Ha.
“As the world rotates, the darkness and the light compliment one another. The Pine Sap (A’nyi’a) is an old medicine. Everybody’s story of the present day (Vi: Ganvj Vam), is LIFE. Meaning life is a cycle, A circle of Life.”- A’a Mah
Clarence Gonzales/ Lavonne Gonzales/ Mark Rowe
