Kindah

“The fourth film in an ongoing series of 16 mm films exploring my relationship to the African Diaspora . This one was shot in Hudson NY and Accompong, Jamaica. Accompong, Jamaica was founded in 1739 after rebel slaves and their 　　descendants fought a protracted war with the British leading to the 　　establishment of a treaty between the two sides. The treaty signed 　　under British governor Edward Trelawny granted Cudjoe’s Maroons 1500 　　acres of land between their strongholds of Trelawny Town and Accompong 　　in the Cockpits and a certain amount of political autonomy and 　　economic freedoms.Cudjoe, a leader of the Maroons, is said to have 　　united the Maroons in their fight for autonomy under the Kindah Tree—a 　　large, ancient mango tree that is still standing.”