PARAMARIBO — “We risk losing who we are. Morality, tradition, norms, and values are being lost, and with them, who we truly are,” observes Sila Deel. She notes that various societal factors are causing the Maroon community to drift further and further away from who it truly is. “We must start cherishing the kiia van fusten (the upbringing of the past) again.” The Gi jesi ma leli foundation (loosely translated: ‘Hear what can be learned’), of whi…
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PARAMARIBO — “We risk losing who we are. Morality, tradition, norms, and values are being lost, and with them, who we truly are,” observes Sila Deel. She notes that various societal factors are causing the Maroon community to drift further and further away from who it truly is. “We must start cherishing the kiia van fusten (the upbringing of the past) again.” The Gi jesi ma leli foundation (loosely translated: ‘Hear what can be learned’), of whi…